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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.

Ancestry of “پلاو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپلاو—
2Hindiपुलाव—
3Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
4Sanskritपुलाक—
5DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “پلاو”

  • pilaf
  • pilaf
  • pilav
  • pilaf
  • pilav
  • pilaf
  • փլավ
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