Laksa
Following the pattern of terminology, the term Laksa is undoubtedly originated from Persia and its surroundings (which also includes Sanskrit-speaking areas), this is evidenced by the discovery of the term Laksa in various indigenous languages around the Persian region; in Afghanistan this dish known as , in Armenia called as  (), in Belarus called  (), in Kazakhstan called  (), in Kyrgyzstan called  (), in Lithuania called , in Palestine (also known as Israel) called  (/), in Mongolia called  (), in Russia called  (), in western China called  (), in Ukraine called  (), meanwhile in Uzbekistan called as . Even the term  in Italy also thought to have come from the same etymological root; i.e. from Ancient Persia (introduced to Italy from Persia via Greek, in Greece itself it is called  ()).