Where does “yogurt” come from?
Yogurt comes from Ottoman Turkish yoğurt, derived from Proto-Turkic jog-urt, a compound of elements meaning "to curdle" and "product."
yogurt (English): A milk-based product stiffened by a...
Definitions
- A milk-based product stiffened by a...
Ancestry of “yogurt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یوغورت | yoghurt, yogurt |
| 2 | Old Turkic | yogrut | — |
| 3 | Old Turkic | yogur- | — |
Words derived from “yogurt”