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Where does “مفت” come from?
مفت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مفت, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.
Ancestry of “مفت”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Persian
مفت
free, gratis; very cheap; gibberish
2
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*muktás
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Words derived from “مفت”
мукте
mukte
moft
muvte
moftangiu
mofturos
moftangioaică
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