Where does “σουβλάκι” come from?

σουβλάκι (Greek) comes from Greek σουβλί, from Ancient Greek σούβλα, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

σουβλάκι (Greek): souvlaki a kind of fast food consisting of small...

Definitions

  1. souvlaki a kind of fast food consisting of small...

Ancestry of “σουβλάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσουβλίawl, bradawl; bodkin; skewer
2Ancient Greekσούβλα
3Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
4Latinsuōto sew, stitch
5Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
6Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “σουβλάκι

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Proto-Italic sūōEvery word from Latin suō