Where does “حلوا” come from?

حلوا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى.

حلوا (Ottoman Turkish): halva

Definitions

  1. halva

Ancestry of “حلوا”, step by step

حلوا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian حلوا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحلواsweetmeat
2Arabicحَلْوَى—

via Classical Persian حلوا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianحلوا—

Words derived from “حلوا”

Every word from Arabic حَلْوَى →Every word from Persian حلوا →