Where does “優格” come from?

優格 (Chinese) comes from English yogurt, from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت, from Old Turkic yogrut, from Old Turkic yogur-.

優格 (Chinese): yogurt; yoghurt

Definitions

  1. yogurt; yoghurt

Ancestry of “優格”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyogurtA milk-based product stiffened by a...
2Ottoman Turkishیوغورتyoghurt, yogurt
3Old Turkicyogrut—
4Old Turkicyogur-—
Every word from Old Turkic yogur- →Every word from Old Turkic yogrut →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت →