Where does “Urfa biber” come from?

Urfa biber (Turkish) comes from Turkish biber, from Ottoman Turkish ببر, from Greek πιπέρι, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

Ancestry of “Urfa biber”, step by step

Urfa biber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish biber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbiberpepper
2Ottoman Turkishببرpepper; tiger
3Greekπιπέριpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Turkish Urfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishUrfa—
2Ottoman Turkishاورفه—
3Classical Syriacܐܘܪܗܝ—
4Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩—
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पल →Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलि →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπερι →