Where does “լիտր” come from?

լիտր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լիտր, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

լիտր (Armenian): litre British, liter US

Definitions

  1. litre British, liter US

Ancestry of “լիտր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլիտրa measure of weight
2Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
3Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Old Armenian լիտր →