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Where does “بابل” come from?
بابل (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic بابل, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.
Ancestry of “بابل”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
بابل
—
2
Hebrew
בבל
Babylon
3
Akkadian
Bābilim
Babylon
Words derived from “بابل”
बाबिल
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