Where does “nirkarat” come from?
nirkarat (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian karat, from Malay karat, from English carat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας.
nirkarat (Indonesian): stainless; describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Definitions
- stainless; describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Ancestry of “nirkarat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | karat | rust |
| 2 | Malay | karat | rust |
| 3 | English | carat | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls,... |
| 4 | Middle French | carat | carat (measure of purity of gold) |
| 5 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 6 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |