Where does “قطن” come from?

قطن (Arabic) comes from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט‬, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.

قطن (Arabic): to inhabit, to reside in; to serve; cotton

Definitions

  1. to inhabit, to reside in; to serve; cotton

Ancestry of “قطن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطط
2Nabataean𐢋
3Classical Syriacܛnumber nine
4Aramaicט‬
5Aramaic𐡈A letter of the Imperial Aramaic alphabet, named teth, transliterated as Latin ṭ
6Egyptian𓄤

Words derived from “قطن

Every word from Egyptian 𓄤Every word from Aramaic 𐡈Every word from Aramaic ט‬