Where does “কোরমা” come from?

কোরমা (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian قورْمَه, from Ottoman Turkish قاورمه, from Ottoman Turkish قاورمق, from Proto-Turkic *kagur-.

কোরমা (Bengali): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “কোরমা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقورْمَه—
2Ottoman Turkishقاورمهroasted meat
3Ottoman Turkishقاورمقto fry, parch, roast
4Proto-Turkic*kagur-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kagur- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاورمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاورمه →