Where does “beriani” come from?

beriani (Malay) comes from Hindi बिरयानी, from Persian بریانی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

beriani (Malay): biryani, a spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables

Definitions

  1. biryani, a spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables

Ancestry of “beriani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबिरयानीbiryani
2Persianبریانیbiryani
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'—
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Middle Persian -yk' →Every word from Persian ـی →