Etymology

baklava

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Today it means: A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. Full definition →

Turkish baklava ← Ottoman Turkish باقلوا ← Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ
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The story

  1. Middle Mongol · derived fromᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ“bundle, package”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromباقلوا
  3. Turkish · borrowed frombaklava
  4. English todaybaklava

Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).

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