Where does “ഷവർമ” come from?

ഷവർമ (Malayalam) comes from Arabic شَاوَرْمَا, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir- — to twist, turn.

ഷവർമ (Malayalam): shawarma

Definitions

  1. shawarma

Ancestry of “ഷവർമ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاوَرْمَا
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
3Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
4Proto-Turkic*čebir-to twist, turn
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir-Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمكEvery word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه