Where does “kaygana” come from?
kaygana (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قایغنه, from Persian خاگینه, from Persian خایگینه.
kaygana (Turkish): omelette
Ancestry of “kaygana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قایغنه | — |
| 2 | Persian | خاگینه | a kind of scrambled egg |
| 3 | Persian | خایگینه | — |