Where does “șaorma” come from?

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

șaorma (Romanian): shawarma, doner kebab

Definitions

  1. shawarma, doner kebab

Ancestry of “șaorma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاوَرْمَا—
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
3Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
4Proto-Turkic*čebir-to twist, turn

Words derived from “șaorma”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه →