Where does “دفتردار” come from?

دفتردار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

دفتردار (Ottoman Turkish): provincial treasurer

Definitions

  1. provincial treasurer

Ancestry of “دفتردار”, step by step

دفتردار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic دَفْتَر

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

via Persian دار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدارtree; gallows; wood
2Arabicدَارhouse

Words derived from “دفتردار”

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