Where does “moft” come from?
moft (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مفت, from Persian مفت, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.
moft (Romanian): whim, caprice; trifle
Ancestry of “moft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مفت | — |
| 2 | Persian | مفت | free, gratis; very cheap; gibberish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *muktás | — |