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

Definitions

  1. meatball

Ancestry of “chiftea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköftekofta, meatball
2Ottoman Turkishكوفتهkofta, any of various meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East
3Persianکوفتهbeaten; ground; shattered
4Persianکوفتنto break, bruise, knock, strike, smite, beat,...
5Middle Persian?????beat, pound, crush

Words derived from “chiftea”

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