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Kumis

2 stages from Turkic to English.

Today it means a fermented dairy drink traditionally made from mare's milk in Central Asia
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Stage 1 of 2
qymyz
Turkic · medieval
"fermented mare's milk"
a fermented drink made from mare's milk, traditional across the Central Asian steppe
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Stage 2 of 2
kumis
English · 1600s
"a fermented drink made from mare's milk"
adopted directly by European travelers describing Central Asian nomadic life
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