Where does “σουβλί” come from?

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

σουβλί (Greek): awl, bradawl; bodkin; skewer

Definitions

  1. awl, bradawl; bodkin; skewer

Ancestry of “σουβλί”, step by step

σουβλί traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σούβλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσούβλα—
2Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
3Latinsuōto sew, stitch
4Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Ancient Greek σουβλίον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσουβλίον—

via Ancient Greek σουβλίν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσουβλίν—

Words derived from “σουβλί”

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