Where does “حيفا” come from?

حيفا (Arabic) comes from Hebrew חיפה, from Syriac ܟܐܦܐ.

Ancestry of “حيفا”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	חיפה	to cover, to protect; to provide covering fire,...
2	Syriac	ܟܐܦܐ	—

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