Where does “depder” come from?

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

depder (Turkmen): exercise book, notebook

Definitions

  1. exercise book, notebook

Ancestry of “depder”, step by step

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