Where does “խավիար” come from?

խավիար (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian խաւիար, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

խավիար (Armenian): caviar, spawn, roe

Definitions

  1. caviar, spawn, roe

Ancestry of “խավիար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianխաւիար—
2Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
3Persianخاویارcaviar
4Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →