Where does “sarma” come from?

sarma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish صرمه, from Byzantine Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρμα, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

sarma (Serbo-Croatian): a type of food from meat rolled with leaves

Definitions

  1. a type of food from meat rolled with leaves

Ancestry of “sarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishصرمهsilver or gold thread or lace; a type of food...
2Byzantine GreekσύρμαAnything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...
3Ancient GreekσύρμαAnything trailed or dragged; A dragging, a...
4Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...
Every word from Ancient Greek σύρω →Every word from Ancient Greek σύρμα →Every word from Byzantine Greek σύρμα →