Where does “кавијар” come from?

кавијар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kaviar, from French caviar, from Italian caviale, from Old Italian caviaro, from Turkish havyar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

кавијар (Serbo-Croatian): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “кавијар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaviarcaviar; feces
2Frenchcaviarcaviar
3Italiancavialecaviar
4Old Italiancaviaro—
5Turkishhavyarcaviar
6Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
7Persianخاویارcaviar
8Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →