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

Definitions

  1. hookah; narghile

Ancestry of “xixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshishaAn Arabic water-pipe, or hookah; The tobacco...
2Egyptian Arabicشيشة—
3Turkishşişebottle; dative singular of şiş
4Ottoman Turkishشیشهbottle, a container made of blown glass used primarily for holding liquids
5Persianشیشهglass
6Middle Persianšyšk'bottle, flask
Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیشه →