Where does “رطل” come from?
رطل (Urdu) comes from Arabic رِطْل, from Aramaic רִיטְלָא, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
رطل (Urdu): pound; a pound weight; a pint
Definitions
- pound; a pound weight; a pint
Ancestry of “رطل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | رِطْل | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | רִיטְלָא | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |