Where does “دَفْتَر” come from?

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

دَفْتَر (Arabic): register; notebook

Definitions

  1. register; notebook

Ancestry of “دَفْتَر”, step by step

دَفْتَر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic דפתרא

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

via Aramaic דהפתּיר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדהפתּיר—

Words derived from “دَفْتَر”

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