Where does “ρουσφέτι” come from?

ρουσφέτι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish رشوت, from Classical Persian رِشْوَه, from Arabic رِشْوَة — bribe.

ρουσφέτι (Greek): favour UK, favor US

Definitions

  1. favour UK, favor US

Ancestry of “ρουσφέτι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishرشوتbribe, bribery
2Classical Persianرِشْوَه—
3Arabicرِشْوَةbribe
Every word from Arabic رِشْوَة →Every word from Classical Persian رِشْوَه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish رشوت →