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Where does “шашлы́к” come from?

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

Ancestry of “шашлы́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkicunknown—
2Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “шашлы́к”

  • shashlik
  • Schaschlik
  • シャシリク
  • szaszłyk
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