Where does “zeytinyağı” come from?

zeytinyağı (Turkish) comes from Turkish yağ, from Ottoman Turkish یاغ, from Proto-Turkic yāg — fat, butter, lard, thick.

zeytinyağı (Turkish): olive oil

Definitions

  1. olive oil

Ancestry of “zeytinyağı”, step by step

zeytinyağı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yağ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyağoil; fat, grease
2Ottoman Turkishیاغoil, grease, ointment, pomade, any greasy substance
3Proto-Turkicyāgfat, butter, lard, thick

via Turkish zeytin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzeytinolive
2Ottoman Turkishزیتونolive; olive-colored
3ArabicزَيْتُونZayton; olive; olive
Every word from Proto-Turkic yāg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یاغ →Every word from Turkish yağ →