Where does “pilafgiu” come from?

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

pilafgiu (Romanian): pilaf maker

Definitions

  1. pilaf maker

Ancestry of “pilafgiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpilafpilaf, pilaff, pilau
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 →