Where does “قيراط” come from?
قيراط (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
قيراط (Arabic): carat; a linear measure, 1⁄24 of a دِيرَا , – one...
Definitions
- carat; a linear measure, 1⁄24 of a دِيرَا , – one...
Ancestry of “قيراط”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |