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
Ancestry of “mayhoş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مایخوش | — |
| 2 | Persian | مایه | stuff, matter, substance, essence; leaven, yeast,... |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mʾtk' | essence, substance |