Where does “cuttunata” come from?
cuttunata (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian cuttuni, from Arabic قطن, from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.
cuttunata (Sicilian): duvet
Ancestry of “cuttunata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | cuttuni | cotton |
| 2 | Arabic | قطن | to inhabit, to reside in; to serve; cotton |
| 3 | Arabic | ط | ط |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢋 | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܛ | number nine |
| 6 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |