yogurt

Where does the word "yogurt" come from? It comes from Turkish yoğurt, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

Yogurt’s story begins in Turkish: yoğurt meant “thickened, fermented milk.” From "yoğurmak", to knead or thicken. It reached English by 1600s as yogurt. Turkish 'yoğurt', from 'yoğurmak', to knead; Élie Metchnikoff's 1900s research made it a health food. Today, yogurt means a thick, fermented dairy product made from milk.

1. Stage 1 · Turkish · medieval yoğurt "thickened, fermented milk", from "yoğurmak", to knead or thicken.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1600s yogurt "fermented milk food", Turkish 'yoğurt', from 'yoğurmak', to knead; Élie Metchnikoff's 1900s research made it a health food.