Where does “xauarma” come from?

xauarma (Portuguese) comes from Arabic شَاوَرْمَا, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir- — to twist, turn.

xauarma (Portuguese): shawarma

Definitions

  1. shawarma

Ancestry of “xauarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاوَرْمَا—
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
3Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
4Proto-Turkic*čebir-to twist, turn
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه →