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Where does “Filistijn” come from?

Filistijn (Dutch) comes from Late Latin Philistinus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστῖνοι, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Filistijn (Dutch): A Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic...

Definitions

  1. A Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic...

Ancestry of “Filistijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinPhilistinus—
2Koine GreekΦυλιστῖνοι—
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים—
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

Words derived from “Filistijn”

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