Where does “μπριάμ” come from?

μπριάμ (Greek) comes from Persian بریان, from Persian برشتن, from Middle Persian blyštn' — to roast.

μπριάμ (Greek): a vegetable stew, typically with such ingredients as eggplant, onion, potatoes, tomato and zucchini, similar to ratatouille

Definitions

  1. a vegetable stew, typically with such ingredients as eggplant, onion, potatoes, tomato and zucchini, similar to ratatouille

Ancestry of “μπριάμ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبریانgrilled; roasted; roast, kebab
2Persianبرشتنto toast; to roast; to fry
3Middle Persianblyštn'to roast
Every word from Middle Persian blyštn' →Every word from Persian برشتن →Every word from Persian بریان →