Where does “پلاو” come from?

پلاو (Persian) comes from Russian плов, from Persian پلو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

Ancestry of “پلاو”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	плов	pilaf, plov
2	Persian	پلو	pilaf
3	Classical Persian	پلاو	—
4	Hindi	पुलाव	pulao
5	Sauraseni Prakrit	*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕	—
6	Sanskrit	पुलाक	a lump of boiled rice
7	Dravidian	Dravidian	—

Words derived from “پلاو”

pilav
былау
пылав
饆饠

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