Where does “caviar” come from?

caviar (French) comes from Italian caviale, from Old Italian caviaro, from Turkish havyar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

caviar (French): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “caviar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavialecaviar
2Old Italiancaviaro—
3Turkishhavyarcaviar
4Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
5Persianخاویارcaviar
6Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “caviar”

Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →
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