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

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “נמל תעופה”, step by step

נמל תעופה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew נמל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewנמלPort, seaport
2Ancient Greekλιμήνharbor; a haven, retreat, refuge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

via Hebrew תְּעוּפָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתְּעוּפָה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léymō →Every word from Ancient Greek λιμήν →