Where does “رطل” come from?

رطل (Arabic) comes from Aramaic רִיטְלָא, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

رطل (Arabic): rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North...

Definitions

  1. rottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North...

Ancestry of “رطل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicרִיטְלָא—
2Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
3Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “رطل”

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Aramaic רִיטְלָא →