Where does “kaşar” come from?

kaşar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاشر, from Aromanian cash, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

kaşar (Turkish): kasseri cheese

Definitions

  1. kasseri cheese

Ancestry of “kaşar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاشرkasseri, a type of cheese; kosher, lawful to...
2Aromaniancashcheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “kaşar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Aromanian cash →