Where does “alfavit” come from?

alfavit (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian алфави́т, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

alfavit (Crimean Tatar): alphabet

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Ancestry of “alfavit”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	алфави́т	alphabet
2	Byzantine Greek	ἀλφάβητον	accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet
3	Ancient Greek	ἀλφάβητος	alphabet
4	Ancient Greek	ἄλφα	alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
5	Phoenician	𐤀𐤋𐤐	thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
6	Proto-Semitic	*ʔalp-	thousand

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →