Where does “byrek” come from?

byrek (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورك, from Proto-Turkic *börük — hat, cap.

byrek (Albanian): A layered pie with meat, eggs, vegetables or...

Definitions

  1. A layered pie with meat, eggs, vegetables or...

Ancestry of “byrek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوركa name of various kinds of pastry; or a cake of...
2Proto-Turkic*börükhat, cap
Every word from Proto-Turkic *börük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورك →