Where does “كرفتار” come from?

كرفتار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian گرفتار, from Persian گرفت, from Persian گرفتن, from Middle Persian griftan.

كرفتار (Ottoman Turkish): taken captive, captive, imprisoned, seized, captured

Definitions

  1. taken captive, captive, imprisoned, seized, captured

Ancestry of “كرفتار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتارprisoner; slave
2Persianگرفتeclipse
3Persianگرفتنto grab
4Middle Persiangriftan—

Words derived from “كرفتار”

Every word from Middle Persian griftan →Every word from Persian گرفتن →Every word from Persian گرفت →