Where does “pilahvi” come from?

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

pilahvi (Finnish): pilaf; Clipping of pilahviriisi

Definitions

  1. pilaf; Clipping of pilahviriisi

Ancestry of “pilahvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپلاوpilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth
2Classical Persianپلاو—
3Hindiपुलावpulao
4Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
5Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
6DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “pilahvi”

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