Where does “جبيل” come from?

جبيل (North Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic جُبَيْل, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

Ancestry of “جبيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجُبَيْل—
2Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →