Where does “yufka” come from?
yufka (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یوفقه, from Proto-Turkic yubka, from Russian ю́бка, from Arabic جُبَّة — robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...
yufka (Turkish): Turkish flatbread
Ancestry of “yufka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یوفقه | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yubka | thin |
| 3 | Russian | ю́бка | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جُبَّة | robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a... |