Where does “کرفتار” come from?

کرفتار (Chagatai) comes from Persian گرفتار, from Persian گرفت, from Persian گرفتن, from Middle Persian griftan.

کرفتار (Chagatai): captive, captured, seized, imprisoned

Definitions

  1. captive, captured, seized, imprisoned

Ancestry of “کرفتار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتارprisoner; slave
2Persianگرفتeclipse
3Persianگرفتنto grab
4Middle Persiangriftan—

Words derived from “کرفتار”

Every word from Middle Persian griftan →Every word from Persian گرفتن →Every word from Persian گرفت →
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