Where does “बाबिल” come from?

बाबिल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بابل, from Arabic بابل, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim — Babylon.

Ancestry of “बाबिल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبابل—
2Arabicبابل—
3HebrewבבלBabylon
4AkkadianBābilimBabylon
Every word from Akkadian Bābilim →Every word from Hebrew בבל →Every word from Arabic بابل →