Where does “دفتر” come from?

دفتر (Arabic) comes from Indonesian daftar, from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

دفتر (Arabic): register; roster; notebook; copybook; exercise...

Definitions

  1. register; roster; notebook; copybook; exercise...

Ancestry of “دفتر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandaftarlist, register
2Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
3Aramaicדפתרא—
4Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
5Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
6Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—

Words derived from “دفتر”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →