Yoghourt of Armenian Origin

Yoghourt and byproducts madzun, tan are of Armenian origin. Yoghourt is the corruption of “youghort”=yough (fat, fatty in Armenian) and “vort’’ (worm, bacteria). Another explanation for “vort” is the Proto Indo-European “ghert” meaning dairy produce. Madzun (current Armenian word for yoghourt) derives from the noun “madzoug” used for several products which have pasty properties (madzoutsig nut and madzoutsig=toothpaste). Tan meaning “skimmed milk” is an Armenian yoghourt-based beverage. Tan-abour is porridge, soup. Tan has its root in “tantsr” meaning thick, dense, heavy, clumsy, gross, coarse. Tan-abour is a pure Armenian word which the Turks borrowed and call it tarkhana (yoghourt soup with wheat grain).  

Yoghourt and byproducts madzun, tan are of Armenian origin. Yoghourt is the corruption of “youghort”=yough (fat, fatty in Armenian) and “vort’’ (worm, bacteria). Another explanation for “vort” is the Proto Indo-European “ghert” meaning dairy produce. Madzun (current Armenian word for yoghourt) derives from the noun “madzoug” used for several products which have pasty properties (madzoutsig nut and madzoutsig=toothpaste). Tan meaning “skimmed milk” is an Armenian yoghourt-based beverage. Tan-abour is porridge, soup. Tan has its root in “tantsr” meaning thick, dense, heavy, clumsy, gross, coarse. Tan-abour is a pure Armenian word which the Turks borrowed and call it tarkhana (yoghourt soup with wheat grain).