Where does “pastrami” come from?

pastrami (Cebuano) comes from English pastrami, from Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע, from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

pastrami (Cebuano): a pastrami

Definitions

  1. a pastrami

Ancestry of “pastrami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpastramiA seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally,...
2Yiddishפּאַסטראַמעpastrami
3Romanianpastramăpastrama
4Turkishpastırmapastirma
5Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Turkish pastırma →Every word from Romanian pastramă →