Where does “σούβλα” come from?
σούβλα (Greek) comes from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
σούβλα (Greek): spit, skewer
Ancestry of “σούβλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | subula | shoemaker's awl |
| 2 | Latin | suō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sūō | sew, stitch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |