Where does “tefter” come from?

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

tefter (Romanian): registry

Definitions

  1. registry

Ancestry of “tefter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتفتر—
2Arabicدَفْتَرregister; notebook
3Aramaicדפתרא—
4Classical Syriacܕܦܬܪܐparchment, hide; account book
5Ancient Greekδιφθέραprepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
6Proto-Hellenicdipʰtʰérā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā →Every word from Ancient Greek διφθέρα →Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ →