 The word "köfte" derives from Persian, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root "*(s)kop–" (grind, pound, beaten).It is found in Kurdish and Persian languages as "kōfta (كوفته)" or "kûfte".It is a favorite Kurdish & Turkish snack and a specialty of Kurdish majority southeastern Turkey, especially Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakir and Adıyaman.