Where does “çifut” come from?
çifut (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چفوت, from Persian جهود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.
çifut (Albanian): Jew; Jewish
Ancestry of “çifut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چفوت | yid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,... |
| 2 | Persian | جهود | Jew; yid, kike |
| 3 | Hebrew | יְהוּדִי | Jew |