Where does “cafta” come from?
cafta (Portuguese) comes from Arabic كفتة, from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.
cafta (Portuguese): kofta meatball or meatloaf dish
Definitions
- kofta meatball or meatloaf dish
Ancestry of “cafta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | كفتة | kufta, meatball, meat dumpling |
| 2 | Persian | کوفته | beaten; ground; shattered |
| 3 | Persian | کوفتن | to break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ????? | beat, pound, crush |