Etymology

yoghurt

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Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt) ← Proto-Turkic *yogrut
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The story

  1. Proto-Turkic*yogrut
  2. Ottoman Turkishیوغورت (yoğurt)
  3. English todayyoghurt

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوغورت (yoğurt). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yogrut.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishیوغورت all →

yogurt

Proto-Turkic*yogrut all →

yogurt

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.