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Where does “шаурма” come from?

шаурма (Russian) comes from Arabic شَاوِرْمَا, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمك, from Proto-Turkic *čebir-.

шаурма (Russian): shawarma

Definitions

  1. shawarma

Ancestry of “шаурма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَاوِرْمَا—
2Ottoman Turkishچویرمهspinning, rotating
3Ottoman Turkishچویرمكto turn over
4Proto-Turkic*čebir-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čebir- →