Where does “плов” come from?

плов (Russian) comes from Persian پلو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

плов (Russian): pilaf, plov

Definitions

  1. pilaf, plov

Ancestry of “плов”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپلوpilaf
2Classical Persianپلاو
3Hindiपुलावpulao
4Sauraseni Prakrit*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕
5Sanskritपुलाकa lump of boiled rice
6DravidianDravidian

Words derived from “плов

Every word from Dravidian DravidianEvery word from Sanskrit पुलाकEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕