Where does “Lebanon” come from?
Lebanon (English) comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן, from Proto-West Semitic laban- — white.
Ancestry of “Lebanon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Biblical Hebrew | לְבָנוֹן | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Semitic | laban- | white |
Words derived from “Lebanon”