Where does “رطل” come from?
رطل (Arabic) comes from Aramaic רִיטְלָא, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
رطل (Arabic): rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North...
Definitions
- rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North...
Ancestry of “رطل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | רִיטְלָא | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |