Where does “پلو” come from?

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

پلو (Persian): pilaf

Definitions

  1. pilaf

Ancestry of “پلو”, step by step

پلو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian پلاو

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

via Sanskrit पल्लव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपल्लव—

Words derived from “پلو”

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