Where does “caviar” come from?

caviar (Portuguese) comes from French caviar, from Italian caviale, from Old Italian caviaro, from Turkish havyar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

caviar (Portuguese): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “caviar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaviarcaviar
2Italiancavialecaviar
3Old Italiancaviaro—
4Turkishhavyarcaviar
5Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
6Persianخاویارcaviar
7Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →
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