Where does “shisha” come from?

shisha (Uzbek) comes from Persian شیشه, from Middle Persian šyšk' — bottle, flask.

shisha (Uzbek): glass; bottle

Definitions

  1. glass; bottle

Ancestry of “shisha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشیشهglass
2Middle Persianšyšk'bottle, flask
Every word from Middle Persian šyšk' →Every word from Persian شیشه →
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