Where does “müftəxor” come from?

müftəxor (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani müftə, from Persian مفت, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.

müftəxor (Azerbaijani): freeloader

Definitions

  1. freeloader

Ancestry of “müftəxor”, step by step

müftəxor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani müftə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanimüftəfree of charge
2Persianمفتfree, gratis; very cheap; gibberish
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*muktás—

via Azerbaijani xor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanixor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás →Every word from Persian مفت →Every word from Azerbaijani müftə →