Where does “پلاو” come from?

پلاو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

پلاو (Ottoman Turkish): pilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth

Definitions

  1. pilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth

Ancestry of “پلاو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپلاو—
2Hindiपुलावpulao
3Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
4Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
5DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “پلاو”

Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →