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Where does “רִיטְלָא” come from?
רִיטְלָא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
Ancestry of “רִיטְלָא”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
λίτρα
litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2
Proto-Italic
*līðrā
ingot
Words derived from “רִיטְלָא”
رطل
رِطْل
رطل
arrátel
رطل
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