Where does “peynir” come from?
peynir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پنیر, from Classical Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl — cheese.
peynir (Turkish): cheese
Ancestry of “peynir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پنیر | cheese |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پنیر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pnyl | cheese |
Words derived from “peynir”