Where does “Líbanu” come from?
Líbanu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Líbano, from Latin Libanus, from Arabic لبن, from Aramaic לְבִינְּתָּא, from Akkadian 𒋞 — shoulder, region between shoulders including the...
Ancestry of “Líbanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Líbano | — |
| 2 | Latin | Libanus | Lebanese |
| 3 | Arabic | لبن | milk |
| 4 | Aramaic | לְבִינְּתָּא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒋞 | shoulder, region between shoulders including the... |