اسقوربوت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French scorbut (“scurvy”), possibly from Old Norse skyrbjúgr (“scurvy”), a compound of skyr (“sour milk”) + bjúgr (“swelling, tumour”).

Noun

اسقوربوت • (iskorbüt)

  1. scurvy, a disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to spongy gums and loosening of the teeth

Descendants

  • Turkish: iskorbüt

Further reading

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