Where does “βύβλος” come from?

βύβλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

βύβλος (Ancient Greek): papyrus; book

Definitions

  1. papyrus; book

Ancestry of “βύβλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
3Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “βύβλος”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →