Where does “каймак” come from?

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

каймак (Russian): kaymak

Definitions

  1. kaymak

Ancestry of “каймак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقایماقkaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries
2Proto-Turkic*kańakcream, kaymak
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kańak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قایماق →
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