Where does “بابل” come from?

بابل (Arabic) comes from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “بابل”, step by step

بابل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew בבל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבבלBabylon
2AkkadianBābilimBabylon

via Aramaic ܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicܒܒܠ/ܒܒܝܠ—

Words derived from “بابل”

Every word from Akkadian Bābilim →Every word from Hebrew בבל →