Where does “შაურმა” come from?
შაურმა (Georgian) comes from Russian шаурма, from Arabic شَاوِرْمَا, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir- — to twist, turn.
შაურმა (Georgian): shawarma
Definitions
- shawarma
Ancestry of “შაურმა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шаурма | shawarma |
| 2 | Arabic | شَاوِرْمَا | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چویرمه | spinning, rotating |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چویرمك | to turn over |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *čebir- | to twist, turn |