Where does “revani” come from?

revani (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish روغنی, from Persian روغن, from Middle Persian lwkn', from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah — butter, oil.

revani (Turkish): basbousa, a traditional Ottoman semolina cake topped with syrup

Definitions

  1. basbousa, a traditional Ottoman semolina cake topped with syrup

Ancestry of “revani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishروغنی—
2Persianروغنoil
3Middle Persianlwkn'oil; butter
4Proto-Iranian*ráwgnahbutter, oil
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah →Every word from Middle Persian lwkn' →Every word from Persian روغن →