Where does “шашлы́к” come from?

шашлы́к (Russian) comes from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

шашлы́к (Russian): shashlik skewered dish

Definitions

  1. shashlik skewered dish

Ancestry of “шашлы́к”, step by step

шашлы́к traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkic unknown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkicunknown—
2Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

via Crimean Tatar şışlıq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarşışlıq—

Words derived from “шашлы́к”

Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →