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Where does “เล็กพริกขี้หนู” come from?

เล็กพริกขี้หนู (Thai) comes from Thai พริกขี้หนู, from Thai พริก, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

เล็กพริกขี้หนู (Thai): small, tiny, or young, but surprisingly able,...

Definitions

  1. small, tiny, or young, but surprisingly able,...

Ancestry of “เล็กพริกขี้หนู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพริกขี้หนูbird's eye chili, "Capsicum annuum"
2Thaiพริกchilli
3Palimaricablack pepper
4Sanskritमरिचblack pepper
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