English
ajvar
Ajvar comes from Serbo-Croatian àjvār ‘ajvar, caviar’, and goes back to Classical Persian خَاوْیَار.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخَاوْیَار
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928خاویارhavyar‘caviar’
- Serbo-Croatianmodernàjvār‘ajvar, caviar’
- Englishtodayajvar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentخَاوْیَار
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928خاویارhavyar‘caviar’
- Serbo-Croatianmodernàjvār‘ajvar, caviar’
- Englishtodayajvar
Every English word from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار
Today it means
noun A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian خَاوْیَار / ajvar