Another Levantine Etymology for the Month: قيراط/Kirat

 While reading the book "Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History" I found out that قيراط/Kirat comes from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion) which was used during Roman days and continued in Byzantine and Islamic Empires days up to this day. 




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