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Where does “pavlova” come from?

pavlova (English) comes from English Pavlova, from Russian Па́влов, from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

pavlova (English): A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and...

Definitions

  1. A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and...

Ancestry of “pavlova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPavlovaa surname
2RussianПа́влов—
3RussianПа́велPaul
4Old Church SlavonicПавьлъ—
5Ancient GreekΠαῦλος—
6Latinpauluslittle, small
7Latinpaullus—
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