Where does “baklava” come from?

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

baklava (Finnish): baklava

Definitions

  1. baklava

Ancestry of “baklava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaklavabaklava
2Ottoman Turkishباقلواbaklava
3Ottoman Turkishbaklavīchain mail
4Ottoman Turkishباقلا‎chain link
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish baklavī →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا →