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Where does “لیبیا” come from?

لیبیا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic لِيبِيَا, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη, from Ancient Greek Λῐ́βῠς.

Ancestry of “لیبیا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلِيبِيَا—
2Ancient GreekΛιβύη—
3Ancient GreekΛῐ́βῠς—
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