English
kirat
Kirat comes from Arabic قِيرَاط ‘carat’, from Ancient Greek κέρᾰς ‘horn’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kératsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέρᾰς‘horn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκεράτιονkerátion‘carat, a Byzantine coin’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِيرَاطqīrāṭ‘carat’
- Englishtodaykirat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kératsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέρᾰς‘horn’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκεράτιονkerátion‘carat, a Byzantine coin’
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِيرَاطqīrāṭ‘carat’
- Englishtodaykirat
Linked words
through Proto-Hellenic *kérats
through Arabic قِيرَاط ‘carat’
Today it means
noun A Middle Eastern unit of area, ¹⁄₂₄ of a feddan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *kérats / kirat