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Where does “ρεβυθοκεφτές” come from?

ρεβυθοκεφτές (Greek) comes from Greek κεφτές, from Ottoman Turkish كوفته, from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

ρεβυθοκεφτές (Greek): chickpea ball

Definitions

  1. chickpea ball

Ancestry of “ρεβυθοκεφτές”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκεφτέςmeatball, kofta; meat patty
2Ottoman Turkishكوفته—
3Persianکوفتهbeaten; ground; shattered
4Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
5Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush
Every word from Middle Persian ????? →