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Where does “σοῦβλα” come from?

σοῦβλα (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.

Ancestry of “σοῦβλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
2Latinsuō—
3Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—

Words derived from “σοῦβλα”

  • souvlaki
  • souvlaki
  • σουβλάκι
  • σουβλατζίδικο
  • σουβλί
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →