Where does “myftar” come from?

myftar (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مختار, from Levantine Arabic مختار, from Arabic مُخْتَار.

myftar (Albanian): A mukhtar, particularly as a village headman under Ottoman rule and during the Principality of Albania

Definitions

  1. A mukhtar, particularly as a village headman under Ottoman rule and during the Principality of Albania

Ancestry of “myftar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمختارmukhtar
2Levantine Arabicمختار—
3Arabicمُخْتَار—

Words derived from “myftar”

Every word from Arabic مُخْتَار →Every word from Levantine Arabic مختار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مختار →