Where does “pastrami” come from?
pastrami (Finnish) comes from Yiddish פּאַסטראַמע, from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.
pastrami (Finnish): pastrami
Definitions
- pastrami
Ancestry of “pastrami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּאַסטראַמע | pastrami |
| 2 | Romanian | pastramă | pastrama |
| 3 | Turkish | pastırma | pastirma |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | باصدرمه | the act of pressing |