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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
1
Hebrew
פְּלֶשֶׁת
Philistia, land of the Philistines
2
Hebrew
פ־ל־ש
migrate, invade
Words derived from “Παλαιστῑ́νη”
Palestine
Palestinian
Palestinianism
Palestinianization
Palestinianness
Palestinophile
Pinglish
Παλαιστίνη
فلسطين
Palaestina
फ़िलिस्तीन
فلسطين
فِلَسْطِين
Palaestīna
فَلَسْطِین
فلسطین
ফিলিস্তিন
Palestina
パレスチナ
Palestiina
Palestîn
Palestina
फ़िलिस्तीनी
Palestijn
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