Where does “Byblos” come from?

Byblos derives from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, itself built on Phoenician 𐤂𐤁, ultimately from Proto-Semitic ʾil-.

Ancestry of “Byblos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinByblos
2Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
3Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “Byblos

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋
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