Where does “defterdar” come from?
defterdar (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دفتر, from Indonesian daftar, from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.
Ancestry of “defterdar”, step by step
defterdar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic دفتر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دفتر | register; roster; notebook; copybook; exercise... |
| 2 | Indonesian | daftar | list, register |
| 3 | Arabic | دَفْتَر | register; notebook |
| 4 | Aramaic | דפתרא | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܕܦܬܪܐ | parchment, hide; account book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διφθέρα | prepared hide, piece of leather; especially as... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dipʰtʰérā | — |