Where does “پنیر مایهسی” come from?
پنیر مایهسی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پنیر, from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.
پنیر مایهسی (Ottoman Turkish): rennet
Ancestry of “پنیر مایهسی”, step by step
پنیر مایهسی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish پنیر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پنیر | cheese |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پنیر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pnyl | cheese |
via Ottoman Turkish مایه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مایه | origin, basis, fundament; capital, fund; leaven,... |
| 2 | Persian | مایه | stuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mʾtk' | essence, substance |