Where does “koumiss” come from?

koumiss (English) comes from French koumis, from German Kumiss, from Russian кумы́с, from Proto-Turkic *kumïŕ.

koumiss (English): A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common...

Definitions

  1. A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common...

Ancestry of “koumiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkoumiskoumiss
2GermanKumiss—
3Russianкумы́сkoumiss
4Proto-Turkic*kumïŕ—

Words derived from “koumiss”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kumïŕ →Every word from Russian кумы́с →Every word from German Kumiss →