Where does “البحرين” come from?
البحرين (Arabic) comes from Arabic اَل, from Sanskrit अलाबु — the bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...
البحرين (Arabic): Eastern Arabia
Definitions
- Eastern Arabia
Ancestry of “البحرين”, step by step
البحرين traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic اَل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَل | the |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अलाबु | the bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle... |
via Arabic بَحْر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَحْر | little sea; sea |
via Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الْبَحْرَيْن | Bahrain; the two seas |