Etymology

sirene

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Today it means: A slightly crumbly brined cheese made of cow, sheep, or goatmilk, similar to feta; popular in the Balkan Peninsula. Full definition →

Bulgarian сирене ← Proto-Slavic *syřenьje ← Proto-Indo-European *súHros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*súHros
  2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*syřenьje“curdling”
  3. Bulgarian · borrowed fromсирене
  4. English todaysirene

From Bulgarian сирене (sirene), from Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (“curdling”), from Proto-Indo-European *súHros, whence also English sour, German sauer.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*súHros all →

sour

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