Where does “chicha” come from?

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

chicha (French): shisha

Definitions

  1. shisha

Ancestry of “chicha”, step by step

chicha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian Arabic شيشة

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

via French haschich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaschichhashish
2Arabicحَشِيشdry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

via Spanish chicha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
2KunachichabCorn
Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیشه →