Where does “شيشة” come from?
شيشة (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Turkish şişe, from Ottoman Turkish شیشه, from Persian شیشه, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.
Ancestry of “شيشة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | şişe | bottle; dative singular of şiş |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شیشه | — |
| 3 | Persian | شیشه | glass |
| 4 | Middle Persian | šyšk' | bottle, flask |
Words derived from “شيشة”