Where does “ليبي” come from?

ليبي (Arabic) comes from Arabic لِيبِيَا, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη, from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠς — a Berber.

ليبي (Arabic): Libyan

Definitions

  1. Libyan

Ancestry of “ليبي”, step by step

ليبي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لِيبِيَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِيبِيَا—
2Ancient GreekΛιβύηNorth Africa
3Ancient GreekΛῐ́βῠςa Berber

via Arabic ـِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠς →Every word from Ancient Greek Λιβύη →Every word from Arabic لِيبِيَا →