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Where does “베이루트” come from?

베이루트 (Korean) comes from English Beirut, from Arabic بَيْرُوت, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 — wells.

Ancestry of “베이루트”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeirut—
2Arabicبَيْرُوت—
3Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕wells
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