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Where does “شیش” come from?

شیش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic sīĺ — wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole.

Ancestry of “شیش”, step by step

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