Where does “kafadar” come from?

kafadar (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفادار, from Ottoman Turkish ـدار, from Classical Persian ـدار.

kafadar (Turkish): a like-minded friend

Definitions

  1. a like-minded friend

Ancestry of “kafadar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقفادارa close and like-minded friend
2Ottoman Turkishـدارhaving, possessing, holding
3Classical Persianـدار—
Every word from Classical Persian ـدار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـدار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قفادار →