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
Ancestry of “優格”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yogurt | A milk-based product stiffened by a... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یوغورت | yoghurt, yogurt |
| 3 | Old Turkic | yogrut | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | yogur- | — |