Where does “daftari” come from?

daftari (Swahili) comes from Arabic دَفْتَر, from Aramaic דפתרא, from Classical Syriac ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα, from Proto-Hellenic dipʰtʰérā.

daftari (Swahili): notebook, journal, ledger

Definitions

notebook, journal, ledger

Ancestry of “daftari”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	دَفْتَر	register; notebook
2	Aramaic	דפתרא	—
3	Classical Syriac	ܕܦܬܪܐ	parchment, hide; account book
4	Ancient Greek	διφθέρα	prepared hide, piece of leather; especially as...
5	Proto-Hellenic	dipʰtʰérā	—

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