Where does “խաւիար” come from?
խաւիար (Middle Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.
Ancestry of “խաւիար”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خاویار | caviar |
| 2 | Persian | خاویار | caviar |
| 3 | Persian | خایه | testicle; egg |
Words derived from “խաւիար”