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Where does “پنیر” come from?

پنیر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.

پنیر (Ottoman Turkish): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “پنیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپنیر—
2Middle Persianpnylcheese
Every word from Middle Persian pnyl →