Where does “mofturos” come from?

mofturos (Romanian) comes from Romanian moft, from Ottoman Turkish مفت, from Persian مفت, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.

mofturos (Romanian): picky

Definitions

  1. picky

Ancestry of “mofturos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmoftwhim, caprice; trifle
2Ottoman Turkishمفت—
3Persianمفتfree, gratis; very cheap; gibberish
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*muktás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás →Every word from Persian مفت →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مفت →