Where does “ფლავი” come from?

ფლავი (Georgian) comes from Persian پلو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

ფლავი (Georgian): pilaff, pilau

Definitions

  1. pilaff, pilau

Ancestry of “ფლავი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپلوpilaf
2Classical Persianپلاو—
3Hindiपुलावpulao
4Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
5Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
6DravidianDravidian—
Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →