Where does “qaşqaval” come from?

qaşqaval (Crimean Tatar) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاشقوال, from Italian caciocavallo, from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

qaşqaval (Crimean Tatar): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “qaşqaval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاشقوالcaciocavallo
2Italiancaciocavallocaciocavallo
3Italiancavallohorse; horsepower; knight
4Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
5New Latincavallushorse
6Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
7Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →