Where does “פלסטין” come from?

פלסטין (Hebrew) comes from South Levantine Arabic فلسطين, from Arabic فِلَسْطِين, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

פלסטין (Hebrew): especially post-1948

Definitions

  1. especially post-1948

Ancestry of “פלסטין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Levantine Arabicفلسطين—
2Arabicفِلَسْطِين—
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
4Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη—
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη →