Where does “kertas” come from?

kertas (Indonesian) comes from Malay kertas, 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.

kertas (Indonesian): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “kertas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykertaspaper
2Arabicقِرْطَاسpaper, page
3Aramaicקַרְטֵיסָא—
4Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
5Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “kertas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →