Loanwords spread from their point of adoption into the wider language and can shift from the original meaning, just like other words.
"Kefir" has definitions in every major dictionary and is often used in contexts where all the other words are also english. That makes it pretty conclusively an English word.
Yet, it's on bottles that are sold in the grocery store. Yes, it's not really a common word as I commented at the time, but it's not really a word that I'd consider a proper noun or otherwise not legitimate.
tantalor|6 months ago
shkkmo|6 months ago
In english, "salsa" means a spicy dip made from peppers and other vegetables. In spanish, "salsa" just mean a sauce.
Loan words are a well estabished mechanism by which words enter a language from another langues. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loanword
Loanwords spread from their point of adoption into the wider language and can shift from the original meaning, just like other words.
"Kefir" has definitions in every major dictionary and is often used in contexts where all the other words are also english. That makes it pretty conclusively an English word.
ghaff|6 months ago
jibal|6 months ago
seany|6 months ago