Where does “ajvar” come from?

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

ajvar (Serbo-Croatian): caviar; ajvar

Definitions

  1. caviar; ajvar

Ancestry of “ajvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
2Persianخاویارcaviar
3Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “ajvar”

Every word from Persian خایه →Every word from Persian خاویار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خاویار →
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