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Re:Bulgaria played a vital role in introducing yogurt to the... by wirrbel on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:11PM (#16833944)
> closely related to the old Greek type of yoghurt «οξύγαλα», which literally means the same (‘oxidised milk’).

Isn't it that oxy- means sour? so its sour milk in greek

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Re:Bulgaria played a vital role in introducing yogurt to the... by smarinov on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:25PM (#16834027)
Yes, thanks. I edited my text above and removed all references to ‘oxidised’; also for Bulgarian since the words are related, but not the same: „кисел“ / «όξινο» (sour/acidic) vs „окислен“ / «οξειδωμένος» (oxidised). I don't know why I left them in the first place as they were quite confusing in that context.
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