The story
- Akkadian · derived from𒅈𒁕𒁉“capacity measure of about 56 litres”
- Coptic · borrowed fromⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ
- English todayartab
From Coptic ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲃ (artab), via Old Persian from Akkadian 𒅈𒁕𒁉 (/ardabu/, “capacity measure of about 56 litres”). Also found in Ancient Greek ἀρτάβη (artábē).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.