Where does “pastrami” come from?

pastrami (French) comes from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

pastrami (French): pastrami

Definitions

  1. pastrami

Ancestry of “pastrami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpastramăpastrama
2Turkishpastırmapastirma
3Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Turkish pastırma →Every word from Romanian pastramă →