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
Ancestry of “دَفْتَر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | דפתרא | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܕܦܬܪܐ | parchment, hide; account book |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διφθέρα | prepared hide, piece of leather; especially as... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dipʰtʰérā | — |
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