Where does “ouzo” come from?
ouzo (English) comes from Greek ούζο, from Turkish üzüm, from Ottoman Turkish اوزوم, from Proto-Turkic *üŕüm, from Proto-Turkic *üŕ-.
ouzo (English): An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in...
Definitions
- An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in...
Ancestry of “ouzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ούζο | ouzo |
| 2 | Turkish | üzüm | grape |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوزوم | grape |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *üŕüm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *üŕ- | — |