Where does “şiş kebap” come from?

şiş kebap (Turkish) comes from Turkish şiş, from Ottoman Turkish شیش, from Proto-Turkic sīĺ — wedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole.

şiş kebap (Turkish): shish kebab

Definitions

  1. shish kebab

Ancestry of “şiş kebap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşişcongested, puffy; skewer; knitting needle
2Ottoman Turkishشیشspit, skewer, broach, any long pin used to secure food during cooking
3Proto-Turkicsīĺwedge, tooth; spit, pointed stick or pole

Words derived from “şiş kebap”

Every word from Proto-Turkic sīĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish شیش →Every word from Turkish şiş →