Where does “baklava” come from?

baklava (English) comes from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا, from Ottoman Turkish baklavī, from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ — chain link.

baklava (English): A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of...

Definitions

  1. A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of...

Ancestry of “baklava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaklavabaklava
2Ottoman Turkishباقلواbaklava
3Ottoman Turkishbaklavīchain mail
4Ottoman Turkishباقلا‎chain link

Words derived from “baklava”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish baklavī →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا →