Where does “ajwar” come from?

ajwar (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian ajvar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

Ancestry of “ajwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianajvarcaviar; ajvar
2Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
3Persianخاویارcaviar
4Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →