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Where does “רִיטְלָא” come from?

רִיטְלָא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.

Ancestry of “רִיטְלָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “רִיטְלָא”

  • arrátel
  • رِطْل
  • رطل
  • رطل
  • رطل
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