Where does “دفتر” come from?

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

دفتر (Urdu): office, workplace

Definitions

  1. office, workplace

Ancestry of “دفتر”, 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 →
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