Where does “Byblus” come from?

Byblus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

Byblus (Latin): Byblos Phoenician town in modern Lebanon

Definitions

  1. Byblos Phoenician town in modern Lebanon

Ancestry of “Byblus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
2Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →