Where does “souvlaki” come from?
souvlaki (French) comes from Greek σουβλάκι, from Greek σουβλί, from Ancient Greek σούβλα, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
souvlaki (French): souvlaki
Ancestry of “souvlaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | σουβλάκι | souvlaki a kind of fast food consisting of small... |
| 2 | Greek | σουβλί | awl, bradawl; bodkin; skewer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σούβλα | — |
| 4 | Latin | subula | shoemaker's awl |
| 5 | Latin | suō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |