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Where does “लेबनॉन” come from?

लेबनॉन (Hindi) comes from English Lebanon, from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן, from Proto-West Semitic laban- — white.

Ancestry of “लेबनॉन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLebanon—
2Biblical Hebrewלְבָנוֹן—
3Proto-West Semiticlaban-white
Every word from Proto-West Semitic laban- →