Where does “Լիբանան” come from?

Լիբանան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Լիբանան, from Classical Syriac ܠܒܢܢ, from Proto-West Semitic laban- — white.

Ancestry of “Լիբանան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԼիբանան—
2Classical SyriacܠܒܢܢLebanon
3Proto-West Semiticlaban-white
Every word from Proto-West Semitic laban- →Every word from Classical Syriac ܠܒܢܢ →Every word from Old Armenian Լիբանան →
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