Where does “keten” come from?

keten (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic كتان, from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ — flax; linen.

keten (Crimean Tatar): cotton, fabric, textile

Definitions

  1. cotton, fabric, textile

Ancestry of “keten”, step by step

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