Where does “kebabliha” come from?

kebabliha (Finnish) comes from Finnish kebab, from Turkish kebap, from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

kebabliha (Finnish): kebab meat

Definitions

  1. kebab meat

Ancestry of “kebabliha”, step by step

kebabliha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kebab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkebabkebab dish of skewered meat and vegetables
2Turkishkebapkebab
3Ottoman Turkishكبابkebab
4Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Arabic كَبَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كباب →Every word from Turkish kebap →