Where does “kaymak” come from?

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

kaymak (Turkish): kaymak; best part of something; to slide; to...

Definitions

  1. kaymak; best part of something; to slide; to...

Ancestry of “kaymak”, step by step

kaymak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قایماق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقایماقkaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries
2Proto-Turkic*kańakcream, kaymak

via Ottoman Turkish kaymak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishkaymak—

Words derived from “kaymak”

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