Where does “хартія” come from?

хартія (Ukrainian) 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.

хартія (Ukrainian): charter (ancient manuscript as well as the material on which it was written)

Definitions

  1. charter (ancient manuscript as well as the material on which it was written)

Ancestry of “хартія”, step by step

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