Where does “Pilaw” come from?

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

Pilaw (German): pilaf rice dish

Definitions

  1. pilaf rice dish

Ancestry of “Pilaw”, 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—
Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →