Where does “küftə” come from?

küftə (Azerbaijani) comes from Classical Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

küftə (Azerbaijani): kofta

Definitions

  1. kofta

Ancestry of “küftə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکوفته—
2Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
3Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush
Every word from Middle Persian ????? →Every word from Persian کوفتن →Every word from Classical Persian کوفته →