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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпловpilaf, plov
2Persianپلوpilaf
3Classical Persianپلاو—
4Hindiपुलावpulao
5Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
6Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
7DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “پلاو”

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