Where does “رَطْل” come from?

رَطْل (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

Ancestry of “رَطْل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
2Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
3Frenchlitrelitre
4Medieval Latinlitra
5Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
6Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “رَطْل

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra