Where does “caviaro” come from?

caviaro (Old Italian) comes from Turkish havyar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

Ancestry of “caviaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhavyarcaviar
2Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
3Persianخاویارcaviar
4Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “caviaro”

Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →