Where does “حیفا” come from?

حیفا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic حَيْفَا, from Hebrew חיפה, from Syriac ܟܐܦܐ.

Ancestry of “حیفا”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	حَيْفَا	—
2	Hebrew	חיפה	to cover, to protect; to provide covering fire,...
3	Syriac	ܟܐܦܐ	—

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