Where does “takàr̃dā” come from?

takàr̃dā (Hausa) comes from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

takàr̃dā (Hausa): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “takàr̃dā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِرْطَاسpaper, page
2Aramaicקַרְטֵיסָא—
3Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
4Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →