Where does “xixa” come from?
xixa (Portuguese) comes from English shisha, from Egyptian Arabic شيشة, from Turkish şişe, from Ottoman Turkish شیشه, from Persian شیشه, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.
xixa (Portuguese): hookah; narghile
Ancestry of “xixa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shisha | An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah; The tobacco... |
| 2 | Egyptian Arabic | شيشة | — |
| 3 | Turkish | şişe | bottle; dative singular of şiş |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | شیشه | — |
| 5 | Persian | شیشه | glass |
| 6 | Middle Persian | šyšk' | bottle, flask |