Where does “Hasdrubal” come from?

Hasdrubal is an English name derived from Latin Hasdrubal, which was borrowed from Punic, a Semitic language of ancient Carthage.

Ancestry of “Hasdrubal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHasdrubal
2Punic𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋most notably borne by general Hasdrubal Barca and several other Carthaginians
3Punic𐤁𐤏𐤋lord, master; Baal
4Phoenician𐤁𐤏𐤋lord, master; owner, master; husband
5Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl-Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋Every word from Punic 𐤁𐤏𐤋
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