koumiss

/ˈkuːmɪs/

Etymology

Via French koumis, German Kumiss, from Russian кумы́с (kumýs), borrowed from a Turkic source. Compare Tatar кымыз (qımız), Kazakh қымыз (qymyz), Kyrgyz кымыз (kımız), Southern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), Turkish kımız, Azerbaijani qımız, Northern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), etc.

koumiss means A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.“[Of a Persian wine] One name for this wine was 黑水晶 "black crystal"; it has also been confused with koumiss.”