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

  1. sly/cunning person, deceiver, cheat

Ancestry of “çıfıt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishÇıfıtJew
2Ottoman Turkishچفوتyid, kike; penny-pincher, miser; malicious man,...
3PersianجهودJew; yid, kike
4HebrewיְהוּדִיJew
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדִי →Every word from Persian جهود →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چفوت →