Where does “بیروت” come from?

بیروت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic بَيْرُوت, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 — wells.

Ancestry of “بیروت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَيْرُوت—
2Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕wells

Words derived from “بیروت”

Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 →Every word from Arabic بَيْرُوت →