Where does “karaatti” come from?

karaatti (Finnish) comes from French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

karaatti (Finnish): carat unit of weight for precious stones and pearls

Definitions

  1. carat unit of weight for precious stones and pearls

Ancestry of “karaatti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaratcarat
2Italiancaratocarat; share; first-person singular present...
3Arabicقِيرَاطcarat; husk
4Ancient Greekκεράτιονsmall horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine...
5Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
6Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράτιον →