Where does “بلاط” come from?
بلاط (Arabic) comes from Aramaic פְּלַטְיָא, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
بلاط (Arabic): tile, flagstone, slab, pavement; palace, court
Definitions
- tile, flagstone, slab, pavement; palace, court
Ancestry of “بلاط”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | פְּלַטְיָא | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |