Where does “кюфте” come from?

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

кюфте (Bulgarian): meatball

Definitions

  1. meatball

Ancestry of “кюфте”, 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 کوفتن →Every word from Persian کوفته →