Where does “رِطْل” come from?
رِطْل (Arabic) comes from Aramaic רִיטְלָא, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
Ancestry of “رِطْل”, step by step
رِطْل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aramaic רִיטְלָא
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | רִיטְלָא | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λῑ́τρᾱ | litra, a Sicilian silver coin |