Where does “defter” come from?

defter (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

defter (Crimean Tatar): notebook

Definitions

  1. notebook

Ancestry of “defter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
2Aramaicדפתרא—
3Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
4Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
5Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—

Words derived from “defter”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →