Where does “فَلَسْطِین” come from?

فَلَسْطِین (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic فلسطين, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “فَلَسْطِین”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	فلسطين	—
2	Ancient Greek	Παλαιστίνη	Philistia and the surrounding region
3	Ancient Greek	Παλαιστῑ́νη	—
4	Hebrew	פְּלֶשֶׁת	Philistia, land of the Philistines
5	Hebrew	פ־ל־ש	migrate, invade

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