Where does “Suez” come from?

Suez (English) comes from Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس, from Egyptian suan — beginning.

Suez (English): around the city and canal

Definitions

  1. around the city and canal

Ancestry of “Suez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلسُّوَيْس
2Egyptiansuanbeginning

Words derived from “Suez

Every word from Egyptian suan
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