Where does “كوفته” come from?

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

كوفته (Ottoman Turkish): kofta, any of various meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East

Definitions

  1. kofta, any of various meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East

Ancestry of “كوفته”, step by step

كوفته 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 Classical Persian کوفْتَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکوفْتَه—
2Ottoman Turkishکوفته—

Words derived from “كوفته”

Every word from Middle Persian ????? →Every word from Persian کوفتن →Every word from Persian کوفته →