Where does “շիշ” come from?
շիշ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շիշ, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.
շիշ (Armenian): bottle; skewer, spit
Ancestry of “շիշ”, step by step
շիշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian շիշ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | շիշ | bottle, flask, phial |
| 2 | Middle Persian | šyšk' | bottle, flask |
via Ottoman Turkish شیش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شیش | spit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | sīĺ | wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole |