Where does “ouzo” come from?

ouzo (Finnish) comes from Greek ούζο, from Turkish üzüm, from Ottoman Turkish اوزوم, from Proto-Turkic *üŕüm, from Proto-Turkic *üŕ-.

ouzo (Finnish): ouzo anis-flavored liquor; serving of this liquor

Definitions

  1. ouzo anis-flavored liquor; serving of this liquor

Ancestry of “ouzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekούζοouzo
2Turkishüzümgrape
3Ottoman Turkishاوزومgrape
4Proto-Turkic*üŕümgrape
5Proto-Turkic*üŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *üŕüm →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوزوم →