Where does “šašlõkk” come from?

šašlõkk (Estonian) comes from Russian шашлы́к, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

šašlõkk (Estonian): shashlik, shish kebab

Definitions

  1. shashlik, shish kebab

Ancestry of “šašlõkk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшашлы́кshashlik skewered dish
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Russian шашлы́к →