Where does “бастурма” come from?

бастурма (Russian) comes from Armenian բաստուրմա, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

бастурма (Russian): bastirma

Definitions

  1. bastirma

Ancestry of “бастурма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբաստուրմաbastirma, pastirma
2Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing
Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Armenian բաստուրմա →
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