Where does “кавијар” come from?

кавијар (Macedonian) 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.

кавијар (Macedonian): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “кавијар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaviarcaviar; feces
2Frenchcaviarcaviar
3Italiancavialecaviar
4Old Italiancaviaro—
5Turkishhavyarcaviar
6Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
7Persianخاویارcaviar
8Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →