Where does “ကရက်” come from?
ကရက် (Burmese) comes from English carat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
ကရက် (Burmese): carat
Definitions
- carat
Ancestry of “ကရက်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carat | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls,... |
| 2 | Middle French | carat | carat (measure of purity of gold) |
| 3 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |