Where does “كفتا” come from?

كفتا (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.

كفتا (North Levantine Arabic): kofta

Definitions

  1. kofta

Ancestry of “كفتا”, step by step

كفتا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کوفته

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکوفتهbeaten; ground; shattered
2Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
3Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush

via Moroccan Arabic كِيف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicكِيف—
Every word from Middle Persian ????? →Every word from Persian کوفتن →Every word from Persian کوفته →