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Where does “حلوا” come from?

حلوا (Persian) comes from Arabic حَلْوَى.

حلوا (Persian): sweetmeat

Definitions

  1. sweetmeat

Ancestry of “حلوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَلْوَى—

Words derived from “حلوا”

  • halva
  • таан-алва
  • алва
  • halva
  • हलवा
  • হালুৱা
  • حلوا
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