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Where does “Beirute” come from?

Beirute (Portuguese) comes from French Beyrouth, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 — wells.

Ancestry of “Beirute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBeyrouth—
2Phoenician𐤁𐤓𐤕wells
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