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Where does “Lemniot” come from?

Lemniot (English) comes from English Lemnos, from Greek Λήμνος, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.

Lemniot (English): One of the inhabitants of the Greek island of...

Definitions

  1. One of the inhabitants of the Greek island of...

Ancestry of “Lemniot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLemnos—
2GreekΛήμνος—
3Ancient GreekΛῆμνοςa Greek island Lemnos
4Phoenician𐤋𐤁𐤍white
5Proto-Semiticlaban-dairy
Every word from Proto-Semitic laban- →