Where does “رطل” come from?

رطل (Urdu) comes from Arabic رِطْل, from Aramaic רִיטְלָא, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

رطل (Urdu): pound; a pound weight; a pint

Definitions

  1. pound; a pound weight; a pint

Ancestry of “رطل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرِطْل—
2Aramaicרִיטְלָא—
3Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
4Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Aramaic רִיטְלָא →