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

  1. pilaf, pilaff, pilau

Ancestry of “pilaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپلاوpilaf, a dish made by browning rice in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth
2Classical Persianپلاو—
3Hindiपुलावpulao
4Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕—
5Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
6DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “pilaf”

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