ویسکی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From English whiskey, whisky, from Irish uisce beatha, from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”), calque of Latin aqua vitae.

Noun

ویسکی • (viski) (plural ویسکیلر (viskiler))

  1. whiskey

Descendants
  • Turkish: viski

Persian

Noun

ویسکی • (viski)

  1. whisky
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