1
Stage 1 of 3
atta + parat
Hindi · medieval
"layered dough"
combined 'flour, dough' and 'layer' to describe a folded flatbread
2
Stage 2 of 3
paratha
Hindi · 1900s
"a pan-fried layered flatbread"
the fused form became the name of the dish itself
3
Stage 3 of 3
paratha
English · 1909
"a flaky, pan-fried layered flatbread"
adopted directly from Hindi into English food writing
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