Where does “yoghurt” come from?

Yoghurt comes from Turkish yoğurt, a word of unknown ultimate origin referring to a fermented milk product.

yoghurt (English): Alternative spelling of yogurt

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of yogurt

Ancestry of “yoghurt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیوغورتyoghurt, yogurt
2Old Turkicyogrut—
3Old Turkicyogur-—

Words derived from “yoghurt”

Every word from Old Turkic yogur- →Every word from Old Turkic yogrut →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت →