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Where does “pilaf” come from?

pilaf (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish پلاو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

pilaf (English): A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in...

Definitions

  1. A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in...

Ancestry of “pilaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپلاو—
2Classical Persianپلاو—
3Hindiपुलाव—
4Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
5Sanskritपुलाक—
6DravidianDravidian—
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