Where does “pilaf” come from?

pilaf (Portuguese) comes from Turkish pilâv, from Ottoman Turkish پلاو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

pilaf (Portuguese): pilaf dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth

Definitions

  1. pilaf dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth

Ancestry of “pilaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpilâvcooked rice or bulgur, pilaf
2Ottoman Turkishپلاوpilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth
3Classical Persianپلاو—
4Hindiपुलावpulao
5Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
6Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
7DravidianDravidian—
Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →