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Where does “巴勒斯坦” come from?

巴勒斯坦 (Chinese) comes from English Palestine, from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “巴勒斯坦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalestine—
2LatinPalaestīna—
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
4Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη—
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
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