köken: * Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mʾtk' /mādag/, “essence, substance”). Compare Manichaean Middle Persian [Manichaean needed] (mʾyg /māyag/). * The meaning of "leaven" is from the same root; however, it is from Proto-Iranian: *(ham)mātaka(naH) (“(of) same material, mix”). Compare with Sogdian ܡܐܕܬܢ (mʾdn /māδan/), Khwarezmian ماذک (mʾδk /*māδa/), ماذیک (mʾδyk…
yeast (often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines)
çekim: çoğul drożdży · tamlayan drożdży
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *droždža Old Polish drożdża Polish drożdże Inherited from Old Polish drożdża. Compare Czech droždí, Lower Sorbian droždźeje, and Russian дро́жжи (dróžži).
köken: From Proto-Italic *fermentom, equivalent to ferveō + -mentum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw- (“to be hot, boil”). Related to dēfrutum.