Where does “प्याज” come from?

प्याज (Nepali) comes from Hindi प्याज़, from Persian پیاز, from Middle Persian pyʾc.

प्याज (Nepali): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “प्याज”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्याज़onion
2Persianپیازonion; bulb
3Middle Persianpyʾc—
Every word from Middle Persian pyʾc →Every word from Persian پیاز →Every word from Hindi प्याज़ →