Where does “főmuftik” come from?

főmuftik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian főmufti, from Hungarian mufti, from Ottoman Turkish مفتی, from Arabic مُفْتِي, from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.

főmuftik (Hungarian): nominative plural of főmufti

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of főmufti

Ancestry of “főmuftik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmuftibig gun, big shot, big wheel
2Hungarianmuftimufti Muslim scholar
3Ottoman Turkishمفتیmufti
4Arabicمُفْتِي—
5Arabicمُفْتٍ{{l|en|mufti}}; mufti
6Arabicأَفْتَىto deliver a formal opinion
Every word from Arabic أَفْتَى →Every word from Arabic مُفْتٍ →Every word from Arabic مُفْتِي →