Etymology

khalva

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Ottoman Turkish حلوا ← Persian حلوا ← Russian халва́
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The story

  1. Russian · borrowed fromхалва́
  2. Persian · borrowed fromحلوا
  3. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromحلوا
  4. English todaykhalva

From Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva/helva), Persian حلوا (halvâ), and Russian халва́ (xalvá).

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishحلوا all →

halva

Persianحلوا all →

halva

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.