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 باصدرمهEvery word from Turkish pastırmaEvery word from Romanian pastramă
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