Where does “caviale” come from?

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

caviale (Italian): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “caviale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Italiancaviaro—
2Turkishhavyarcaviar
3Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
4Persianخاویارcaviar
5Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “caviale”

Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →