Where does “شاورما” come from?
شاورما (Persian) comes from Arabic شَاوِرْمَا, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir- — to twist, turn.
شاورما (Persian): shawarma
Definitions
- shawarma
Ancestry of “شاورما”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَاوِرْمَا | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چویرمه | spinning, rotating |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چویرمك | to turn over |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *čebir- | to twist, turn |