Where does “kaviaar” come from?

kaviaar (Dutch) comes from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

kaviaar (Dutch): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “kaviaar”, step by step

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