Where does “şiş” come from?
şiş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شیش, from Proto-Turkic sīĺ — wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole.
şiş (Turkish): congested, puffy; skewer; knitting needle
Definitions
- congested, puffy; skewer; knitting needle
Ancestry of “şiş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شیش | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | sīĺ | wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole |