Etymology

daftar

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Today it means: A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth. Full definition →

Hindi [Term?] ← Arabic دَفْتَر ← Ancient Greek διφθέρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιφθέρα
  2. Arabic · derived fromدَفْتَر
  3. Hindi · borrowed from[Term?]
  4. English todaydaftar

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Words from the same roots

Arabicدَفْتَر all →

defter

Ancient Greekδιφθέρα all →

diphtheriadefter

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