Where does “Βύβλος” come from?

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

Βύβλος (Ancient Greek): Byblos

Definitions

  1. Byblos

Ancestry of “Βύβλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
3Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →
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