Where does “kebab” come from?

kebab (Swedish) comes from Turkish kebap, from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

kebab (Swedish): kebab, meat (often beef, sometimes lamb or pork) roasted on an upright skewer

Definitions

  1. kebab, meat (often beef, sometimes lamb or pork) roasted on an upright skewer

Ancestry of “kebab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkebapkebab
2Ottoman Turkishكبابkebab
3Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat

Words derived from “kebab”

Every word from Arabic كَبَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كباب →Every word from Turkish kebap →