Where does “κεφτεδάκι” come from?
κεφτεδάκι (Greek) comes from Greek κεφτές, from Ottoman Turkish كوفته, from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.
κεφτεδάκι (Greek): Diminutive of κεφτές
Ancestry of “κεφτεδάκι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | κεφτές | meatball, kofta; meat patty |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كوفته | — |
| 3 | Persian | کوفته | beaten; ground; shattered |
| 4 | Persian | کوفتن | to break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ????? | beat, pound, crush |