Where does “פּאַסטראַמע” come from?

פּאַסטראַמע (Yiddish) comes from Romanian pastramă, from Turkish pastırma, from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه — the act of pressing.

פּאַסטראַמע (Yiddish): pastrami

Definitions

  1. pastrami

Ancestry of “פּאַסטראַמע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpastramăpastrama
2Turkishpastırmapastirma
3Ottoman Turkishباصدرمهthe act of pressing

Words derived from “פּאַסטראַמע”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصدرمه →Every word from Turkish pastırma →Every word from Romanian pastramă →