Where does “Kaviarlöffel” come from?

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

Kaviarlöffel (German): caviar spoon

Definitions

  1. caviar spoon

Ancestry of “Kaviarlöffel”, step by step

Kaviarlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaviar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaviarcaviar; feces
2Frenchcaviarcaviar
3Italiancavialecaviar
4Old Italiancaviaro—
5Turkishhavyarcaviar
6Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
7Persianخاویارcaviar
8Persianخایهtesticle; egg

via German löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →