Where does “Παλαιστῑ́νη” come from?
Παλαιστῑ́νη (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.
Ancestry of “Παλαιστῑ́νη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 2 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |