Where does “दफ़्तर” come from?
दफ़्तर (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian دفتر, from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.
दफ़्तर (Hindi): office
Ancestry of “दफ़्तर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دفتر | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دَفْتَر | register; notebook |
| 3 | Aramaic | דפתרא | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܕܦܬܪܐ | parchment, hide; account book |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διφθέρα | prepared hide, piece of leather; especially as... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dipʰtʰérā | — |