Where does “شیش” come from?

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

شیش (Ottoman Turkish): spit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking

Definitions

  1. spit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking

Ancestry of “شیش”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شیش”

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