Taftan
/tɑːfˈtɑːn/noun
A soft, leavened flatbread traditionally associated with Persian and South Asian cuisines.
Did you know?Taftan is related to Persian tāftan, “to heat” or “to bake,” from the same ancient Indo-European heat-root associated with Sanskrit tapas, the spiritual heat generated by austerity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tep-
“To be warm or hot”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
tapati / tapas
“Heats; spiritual heat or austerity”
Middle Persian
Middle Persian
tāft
“Heated or warmed”
Classical Persian
Persian
tāftan / tāftūn
“To heat or bake; a baked bread”
Medieval South Asia
Persian-Urdu
taftān
“A leavened flatbread”
Modern English
English
taftan
“A Persian or South Asian leavened flatbread”
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