Where does “реванија” come from?

реванија (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish روغنی, from Persian روغن, from Middle Persian lwkn', from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah — butter, oil.

реванија (Macedonian): basbousa

Definitions

  1. basbousa

Ancestry of “реванија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishروغنی—
2Persianروغنoil
3Middle Persianlwkn'oil; butter
4Proto-Iranian*ráwgnahbutter, oil
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah →Every word from Middle Persian lwkn' →Every word from Persian روغن →