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