Where does “shoarma” come from?

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

shoarma (Dutch): shawarma

Definitions

  1. shawarma

Ancestry of “shoarma”, 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 →