Where does “משטרה” come from?

משטרה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שוטר, from Akkadian šaṭārum — copy, exemplar, text, inscription, writing, written document.

משטרה (Hebrew): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “משטרה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewשוטרA policeman, a police officer: a member of the...
2Akkadianšaṭārumcopy, exemplar, text, inscription, writing, written document
Every word from Akkadian šaṭārum →Every word from Hebrew שוטר →