English
kaymak
Kaymak comes from Turkish kaymak ‘cream’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kańak.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kańak‘cream, kaymak’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قایماق‘kaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries’
- Turkish1928–presentkaymak‘cream’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kańak‘cream, kaymak’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قایماق‘kaymak, a creamy dairy product similar to clotted cream, made in Turkic countries’
- Turkish1928–presentkaymak‘cream’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *kańak
Today it means
noun A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kańak / kaymak