Where does “mayalamak” come from?

mayalamak (Turkish) comes from Turkish maya, from Ottoman Turkish مایه, from Persian مایه, from Middle Persian mʾtk' — essence, substance.

mayalamak (Turkish): to ferment

Definitions

  1. to ferment

Ancestry of “mayalamak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmayayeast; mountain name in Balkans; female camel
2Ottoman Turkishمایهorigin, basis, fundament; capital, fund; leaven,...
3Persianمایهstuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,...
4Middle Persianmʾtk'essence, substance
Every word from Middle Persian mʾtk' →Every word from Persian مایه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مایه →