Where does “kebap” come from?
kebap (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.
kebap (Turkish): kebab
Ancestry of “kebap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كباب | — |
| 2 | Arabic | كَبَاب | roast meat, kebab; fried meat |
Words derived from “kebap”