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

Definitions

  1. office

Ancestry of “दफ़्तर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدفتر—
2Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
3Aramaicדפתרא—
4Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
5Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
6Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—

Words derived from “दफ़्तर”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →