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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shush | To be quiet; to keep quiet; To ask someone to be... |
| 2 | Mozarabic | شوش | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 | — |
| 5 | Elamite | 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 | — |
via Turkish şiş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şiş | congested, puffy; skewer; knitting needle |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شیش | spit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | sīĺ | wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole |