Where does “kaşo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kaşo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkaşarkasseri cheese
2Ottoman Turkishقاشرkasseri, a type of cheese; kosher, lawful to...
3Aromaniancashcheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Aromanian cash →