Where does “hartija” come from?

hartija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hartija (Serbo-Croatian): paper

Definitions

  1. paper

Ancestry of “hartija”, step by step

hartija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek χαρτί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχαρτίpaper
2Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
3Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
4Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Proto-Germanic *hardį̄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hardį̄hardihood, rigidity

Words derived from “hartija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →