Where does “mayhoş” come from?

mayhoş (Turkish) comes from Persian مایخوش, from Persian مایه, from Middle Persian mʾtk' — essence, substance.

mayhoş (Turkish): sweet-and-sour

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-sour

Ancestry of “mayhoş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمایخوش—
2Persianمایهstuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,...
3Middle Persianmʾtk'essence, substance
Every word from Middle Persian mʾtk' →Every word from Persian مایه →Every word from Persian مایخوش →