Where does “shisha” come from?

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

shisha (English): An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah; The tobacco...

Definitions

  1. An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah; The tobacco...

Ancestry of “shisha”, 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

Words derived from “shisha”

Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیشه →
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