Where does “לִיטְרָא” come from?

לִיטְרָא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

Ancestry of “לִיטְרָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτρα
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