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Where does “Lemno” come from?

Lemno (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.

Ancestry of “Lemno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛῆμνοςa Greek island Lemnos
2Phoenician𐤋𐤁𐤍white
3Proto-Semiticlaban-dairy
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