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Where does “بَيْرُوت” come from?

بَيْرُوت (Arabic) comes from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 — wells.

Ancestry of “بَيْرُوت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕wells

Words derived from “بَيْرُوت”

  • Beirut
  • Bejruto
  • 베이루트
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