Where does “ајвар” come from?

ајвар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

ајвар (Serbo-Croatian): caviar; ajvar

Definitions

  1. caviar; ajvar

Ancestry of “ајвар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
2Persianخاویارcaviar
3Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →