Etymograph

English

pulao

Pulao comes from Sanskrit पुलाक.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपुलाकpulāka
  2. Sauraseni Prakritmodern*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕*pulāgareconstructed
  3. Englishtodaypulao

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपुलाकpulāka
  2. Sauraseni Prakritmodern*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕*pulāgareconstructed
  3. Englishtodaypulao

The story

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पुलाव (pulāv) / Urdu پُلاؤ (pulāo)), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕 (*pulāga), from Sanskrit पुलाक (pulāka), probably of Dravidian origin.

Linked words

through Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕

polo, pilaf

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit पुलाक / pulao

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