Where does “シャシリク” come from?

シャシリク (Japanese) comes from Russian шашлы́к, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

シャシリク (Japanese): shashlik, shashlyk

Definitions

  1. shashlik, shashlyk

Ancestry of “シャシリク”, 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 →