Where does “shkembe” come from?

shkembe (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish شكمبه, from Persian شکمبه, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭱𐭪𐭬𐭡𐭪.

shkembe (Ladino): abdomen; belly

Definitions

  1. abdomen; belly

Ancestry of “shkembe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشكمبهrumen
2Persianشکمبهrumen
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭱𐭪𐭬𐭡𐭪—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭱𐭪𐭬𐭡𐭪 →Every word from Persian شکمبه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شكمبه →