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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

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

Words derived from “پلو”

  • плов
  • ფლავი
  • پلوپز
  • pilau
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