Where does “فلسطین” come from?

فلسطین (Persian) comes from Arabic فِلَسْطِين, 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
1Arabicفِلَسْطِين
2Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη
4HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
5Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη