Where does “Schaschlik” come from?

Schaschlik (German) comes from Russian шашлы́к, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

Schaschlik (German): shashlik

Definitions

  1. shashlik

Ancestry of “Schaschlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшашлы́кshashlik skewered dish
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Russian шашлы́к →