Where does “havyar” come from?

havyar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

havyar (Turkish): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “havyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
2Persianخاویارcaviar
3Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “havyar”

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