Where does “souvlaki” come from?

souvlaki (Polish) comes from Greek σουβλάκι, from Greek σουβλί, from Ancient Greek σούβλα, from Latin subula, from Latin suō, from Proto-Italic sūō, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

souvlaki (Polish): souvlaki

Definitions

  1. souvlaki

Ancestry of “souvlaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσουβλάκιsouvlaki a kind of fast food consisting of small...
2Greekσουβλίawl, bradawl; bodkin; skewer
3Ancient Greekσούβλα
4Latinsubulashoemaker's awl
5Latinsuōto sew, stitch
6Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
7Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Proto-Italic sūōEvery word from Latin suō