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Where does “siş” come from?

siş (Old Turkic) comes from Proto-Turkic sīĺ — wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole.

Ancestry of “siş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsīĺwedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole

Words derived from “siş”

  • shish
  • shish kebab
  • şiş kebap
  • şişlik
  • şiş
Every word from Proto-Turkic sīĺ →