Where does “נמל תעופה” come from?
נמל תעופה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew נמל, from Ancient Greek λιμήν, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...
נמל תעופה (Hebrew): airport
Ancestry of “נמל תעופה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | נמל | Port, seaport |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λιμήν | harbor; a haven, retreat, refuge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | léymō | lake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ley- | to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be... |