Where does “پنیر” come from?
پنیر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.
پنیر (Ottoman Turkish): cheese
Ancestry of “پنیر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پنیر | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pnyl | cheese |