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Where does “بابل” come from?

بابل (Persian) comes from Arabic بابل, from Hebrew בבל, from Akkadian Bābilim.

Ancestry of “بابل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبابل—
2HebrewבבלBabylon
3AkkadianBābilim—
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