Where does “sarma” come from?

sarma (Romanian) comes from Greek σύρμα, from Byzantine Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

sarma (Romanian): stuffed cabbage roll

Definitions

  1. stuffed cabbage roll

Ancestry of “sarma”, step by step

sarma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek σύρμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσύρμαelectrical wire or cable; wire; scourer, metal...
2Byzantine GreekσύρμαAnything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...
3Ancient GreekσύρμαAnything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...
4Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

via Ottoman Turkish صرمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصرمهsilver or gold thread or lace; a type of food...
2Ottoman Turkishصارمقto wind, wrap around, embrace, surround,...
3Proto-Turkic*saru-to wind, wrap

Words derived from “sarma

Every word from Ancient Greek σύρωEvery word from Ancient Greek σύρμαEvery word from Byzantine Greek σύρμα