Where does “قيراط” come from?

قيراط (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

قيراط (Arabic): carat

Definitions

  1. carat

Ancestry of “قيراط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεράτιονsmall horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine...
2Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
3Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράτιον →