Where does “شرطة” come from?

شرطة (Arabic) comes from Byzantine Greek χόρτη.

شرطة (Arabic): vanguard, choice men of the army; police;...

Definitions

  1. vanguard, choice men of the army; police;...

Ancestry of “شرطة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekχόρτη
Every word from Byzantine Greek χόρτη