Where does “کەتان” come from?

کەتان (Central Kurdish) comes from Arabic كتان, from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ — flax; linen.

کەتان (Central Kurdish): flax

Definitions

  1. flax

Ancestry of “کەتان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكتانflax; linen
2Classical Syriacܟܶܬܳܢܳܐflax; linen
Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ →Every word from Arabic كتان →
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