Where does “ajvar” come from?

ajvar (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian ajvar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

ajvar (English): relish made principally out of red bell peppers,...

Definitions

  1. relish made principally out of red bell peppers,...

Ancestry of “ajvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianajvarcaviar; ajvar
2Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
3Persianخاویارcaviar
4Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →