Where does “defterkana” come from?

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

defterkana (Crimean Tatar): office

Definitions

  1. office

Ancestry of “defterkana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatardefternotebook
2Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
3Aramaicדפתרא—
4Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
5Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
6Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →