Where does “shawarma” come from?

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

shawarma (Danish): shawarma a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap

Definitions

  1. shawarma a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap

Ancestry of “shawarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاوَرْمَا—
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
3Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
4Proto-Turkic*čebir-to twist, turn
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه →