Where does “baclava” come from?

baclava (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا, from Ottoman Turkish baklavī, from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ — chain link.

baclava (Romanian): baklava

Definitions

  1. baklava

Ancestry of “baclava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباقلواbaklava
2Ottoman Turkishbaklavīchain mail
3Ottoman Turkishباقلا‎chain link
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish baklavī →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا →