Where does “פֿעפֿער” come from?
פֿעפֿער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
פֿעפֿער (Yiddish): black pepper; bell pepper
Definitions
- black pepper; bell pepper