Where does “شاورما” come from?

شاورما (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir- — to twist, turn.

شاورما (Arabic): shawarma

Definitions

  1. shawarma

Ancestry of “شاورما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
3Proto-Turkic*čebir-to twist, turn
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه →