Where does “pastrami” come from?

pastrami (English) comes from Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע, from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

pastrami (English): A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally,...

Definitions

  1. A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally,...

Ancestry of “pastrami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַסטראַמעpastrami
2Romanianpastramăpastrama
3Turkishpastırmapastirma
4Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing

Words derived from “pastrami”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Turkish pastırma →Every word from Romanian pastramă →
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