Where does “کوفْتَه” come from?

کوفْتَه (Classical Persian) comes from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

Ancestry of “کوفْتَه”, step by step

کوفْتَه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کوفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
2Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush

via Ottoman Turkish کوفته

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishکوفته—

Words derived from “کوفْتَه”

Every word from Middle Persian ????? →Every word from Persian کوفتن →