Where does “חלווה” come from?

חלווה (Hebrew) comes from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا, from Persian حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى.

חלווה (Hebrew): halva

Definitions

  1. halva

Ancestry of “חלווה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhalvahalva
2Ottoman Turkishحلواhalva
3Persianحلواsweetmeat
4Arabicحَلْوَى—

Words derived from “חלווה”

Every word from Arabic حَلْوَى →Every word from Persian حلوا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish حلوا →