Where does “بيروت” come from?

بيروت (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic بَيْرُوت, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 — wells.

Ancestry of “بيروت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَيْرُوت—
2Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕wells
Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 →Every word from Arabic بَيْرُوت →