Where does “pilau” come from?
pilau (Swahili) comes from Persian پلو, from Classical Persian پلاو, from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.
pilau (Swahili): pilaf, a spiced rice
Ancestry of “pilau”, step by step