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.
Ancestry of “رَطْل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 3 | French | litre | litre |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |
Words derived from “رَطْل”