koumiss

Meaning

Noun

A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.

Origin

Via French koumis, German Kumiss, from Russian кумы́с, borrowed from a Turkic source. Compare Tatar кымыз, Kazakh қымыз, Kyrgyz кымыз, Northern Altai кымыс, Turkish kımız, Azerbaijani qımız.

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