Where does “دفتر” come from?
دفتر (Persian) 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.
دفتر (Persian): register, account book; notebook; office
Definitions
- register, account book; notebook; office
Ancestry of “دفتر”, step by step
| 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 | — |