Where does “خليج السويس” come from?

خليج السويس (Arabic) comes from Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس, from Egyptian suan — beginning.

Ancestry of “خليج السويس”, step by step

خليج السويس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلسُّوَيْس—
2Egyptiansuanbeginning

via Arabic خَلِيج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلِيجbay
Every word from Egyptian suan →