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Where does “شَاوَرْمَا,شَاوِرْمَا” come from?

شَاوَرْمَا,شَاوِرْمَا (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir-.

Ancestry of “شَاوَرْمَا,شَاوِرْمَا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
3Proto-Turkic*čebir-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →