Where does “пахлава” come from?

пахлава (Russian) comes from Armenian փախլավա, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا, from Ottoman Turkish baklavī, from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ — chain link.

пахлава (Russian): baklava

Definitions

  1. baklava

Ancestry of “пахлава”, step by step

пахлава traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian փախլավա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփախլավաbaklava
2Ottoman Turkishباقلواbaklava
3Ottoman Turkishbaklavīchain mail
4Ottoman Turkishباقلا‎chain link

via Azerbaijani paxlava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanipaxlavabaklava
2Ottoman Turkishبقلاوهbaklava
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلا‎ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish baklavī →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا →