Where does “shish” come from?

shish (English) comes from English shush, from Mozarabic شوش, from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩, from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗.

shish (English): On a skewer; The spine of a shish kebab structure

Definitions

  1. On a skewer; The spine of a shish kebab structure

Ancestry of “shish”, step by step

shish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshushTo be quiet; to keep quiet; To ask someone to be...
2Mozarabicشوش
3Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩
4Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠
5Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗

via Turkish şiş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşişcongested, puffy; skewer; knitting needle
2Ottoman Turkishشیشspit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking
3Proto-Turkicsīĺwedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole
Every word from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗Every word from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠Every word from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩