Where does “შამფური” come from?
შამფური (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian შამფური, from Old Armenian շամփուր, from Classical Syriac ܫܦܘܕܐ.
შამფური (Georgian): skewer
Ancestry of “შამფური”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | შამფური | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շամփուր | spit, skewer; Orion |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܫܦܘܕܐ | — |