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Where does “йо́гурт” come from?

йо́гурт (Russian) comes from Turkish yoğurt, from English yoghurt, from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت, from Old Turkic yogrut, from Old Turkic yogur-.

Ancestry of “йо́гурт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyoğurtyogurt
2EnglishyoghurtAlternative spelling of yogurt
3Ottoman Turkishیوغورتyoghurt, yogurt
4Old Turkicyogrut—
5Old Turkicyogur-—

Words derived from “йо́гурт”

  • jogurtu
Every word from Old Turkic yogur- →