Where does “tavă” come from?

tavă (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تاوه, from Persian تاوه, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tavă (Romanian): tray

Definitions

  1. tray

Ancestry of “tavă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتاوهfrying pan
2Persianتاوهfrying pan; pan; skillet
3Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
4Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
5Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tap- →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- →