Where does “شيش” come from?

شيش (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Egyptian Arabic شيشة, from Turkish şişe, from Ottoman Turkish شیشه, from Persian شیشه, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.

شيش (Egyptian Arabic): window shutter

Definitions

  1. window shutter

Ancestry of “شيش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicشيشة—
2Turkishşişebottle; dative singular of şiş
3Ottoman Turkishشیشهbottle, a container made of blown glass used primarily for holding liquids
4Persianشیشهglass
5Middle Persianšyšk'bottle, flask
Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیشه →