Where does “muvte” come from?

muvte (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مفت, from Persian مفت, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.

Ancestry of “muvte”, step by step

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