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Where does “دوغ” come from?

دوغ (Persian) comes from Parthian dwwg, from Proto-Iranian dáwgah, from Proto-Iranian dáwgdi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwgdʰi — to milk.

دوغ (Persian): buttermilk; doogh, a carbonated or noncarbonated...

Definitions

  1. buttermilk; doogh, a carbonated or noncarbonated...

Ancestry of “دوغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Parthiandwwg—
2Proto-Iraniandáwgahbuttermilk
3Proto-Iraniandáwgdito milk
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwgdʰito milk

Words derived from “دوغ”

  • doogh
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