Where does “pilaf” come from?

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

pilaf (Romanian): pilaf, pilaff, pilau

Definitions

pilaf, pilaff, pilau

Ancestry of “pilaf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	پلاو	pilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth
2	Classical Persian	پلاو	—
3	Hindi	पुलाव	pulao
4	Sauraseni Prakrit	*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕	—
5	Sanskrit	पुलाक	a lump of boiled rice
6	Dravidian	Dravidian	—

Words derived from “pilaf”

pilafgiu

Every word from Dravidian Dravidian →Every word from Sanskrit पुलाक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 →