Where does “chiftea” come from?
chiftea (Romanian) comes from Turkish köfte, from Ottoman Turkish كوفته, from Persian کوفته, from Persian کوفتن, from Middle Persian ????? — beat, pound, crush.
chiftea (Romanian): meatball
Ancestry of “chiftea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | köfte | kofta, meatball |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | كوفته | — |
| 3 | Persian | کوفته | beaten; ground; shattered |
| 4 | Persian | کوفتن | to break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ????? | beat, pound, crush |