Where does “քյուֆթա” come from?

քյուֆթա (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كوفته, from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

քյուֆթա (Armenian): kofta

Definitions

  1. kofta

Ancestry of “քյուֆթա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوفتهkofta, any of various meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East
2Persianکوفتهbeaten; ground; shattered
3Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
4Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush
Every word from Middle Persian ?????Every word from Persian کوفتنEvery word from Persian کوفته