Where does “muftiu” come from?

muftiu (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مفتی, from Arabic مُفْتِي, from Arabic مُفْتٍ, from Arabic أَفْتَى — to deliver a formal opinion.

muftiu (Romanian): mufti

Definitions

  1. mufti

Ancestry of “muftiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمفتیmufti
2Arabicمُفْتِي—
3Arabicمُفْتٍ{{l|en|mufti}}; mufti
4Arabicأَفْتَىto deliver a formal opinion
Every word from Arabic أَفْتَى →Every word from Arabic مُفْتٍ →Every word from Arabic مُفْتِي →