Where does “فلسطین” come from?

فلسطین (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian فلسطین, from Arabic فلسطين, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “فلسطین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفلسطین
2Arabicفلسطين
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
4Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη