Where does “çıfıt” come from?
çıfıt (Turkish) comes from Turkish Çıfıt, from Ottoman Turkish چفوت, from Persian جهود, from Hebrew יְהוּדִי — Jew.
çıfıt (Turkish): sly/cunning person, deceiver, cheat
Definitions
- sly/cunning person, deceiver, cheat
Ancestry of “çıfıt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | Çıfıt | Jew |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چفوت | yid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,... |
| 3 | Persian | جهود | Jew; yid, kike |
| 4 | Hebrew | יְהוּדִי | Jew |
Words derived from “çıfıt”