Where does “പനീർ” come from?

പനീർ (Malayalam) comes from Hindi पनीर, from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.

പനീർ (Malayalam): paneer

Definitions

  1. paneer

Ancestry of “പനീർ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपनीरpaneer
2Classical Persianپنیر—
3Middle Persianpnylcheese
Every word from Middle Persian pnyl →Every word from Classical Persian پنیر →Every word from Hindi पनीर →
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