Where does “kajmak” come from?

kajmak (Polish) comes from Turkish kaymak, from Ottoman Turkish قایماق, from Proto-Turkic *kańak — cream, kaymak.

kajmak (Polish): dulce de leche

Definitions

  1. dulce de leche

Ancestry of “kajmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkaymakkaymak; best part of something; to slide; to...
2Ottoman Turkishقایماقkaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries
3Proto-Turkic*kańakcream, kaymak

Words derived from “kajmak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *kańak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قایماق →Every word from Turkish kaymak →
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