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The word kvass is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European base kwat- ('sour')* And other well-known derivatives are queso and cheese.
by georgecmu 5y ago
The word kvass is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European base kwat- ('sour')*
And other well-known derivatives are queso and cheese.
- legerdemain 5y agoTons of words in Russian cluster around the same root: "to pickle" is "kvasit" (also, figuratively, "to chug"), leading to related words for sauerkraut and fermented dairy products, "sourdough starter" is "zakvaska," the vessel for fermenting dough is "kvashnia," etc.
- Rendello 5y agoI learned today it may also be an ancestor to Kvasir, who was a Norse god associated with mead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvasir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvasir