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Where does “رِطْل” come from?

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

Ancestry of “رِطْل”, step by step

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

Words derived from “رِطْل”

  • رطل
  • رطل
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