Where does “шампур” come from?
шампур (Russian) comes from Armenian շամփուր, from Old Armenian շամփուր, from Classical Syriac ܫܦܘܕܐ.
шампур (Russian): skewer
Ancestry of “шампур”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | շամփուր | spit, skewer; ramrod, cleaning rod; bayonet |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շամփուր | spit, skewer; Orion |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܫܦܘܕܐ | — |