Where does “kebab” come from?

kebab (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Turkish kebap, from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

kebab (Norwegian Nynorsk): kebab dish of skewered meat and vegetables

Definitions

  1. kebab dish of skewered meat and vegetables

Ancestry of “kebab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkebapkebab
2Ottoman Turkishكبابkebab
3Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat
Every word from Arabic كَبَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كباب →Every word from Turkish kebap →