Where does “yogurt” come from?

yogurt (Italian) comes from Ottoman Turkish yoğurt, from Old Turkic yogrut, from Old Turkic yogur-.

yogurt (Italian): yogurt

Definitions

  1. yogurt

Ancestry of “yogurt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishyoğurt
2Old Turkicyogrut
3Old Turkicyogur-
Every word from Old Turkic yogur-Every word from Old Turkic yogrutEvery word from Ottoman Turkish yoğurt