Where does “Biblos” come from?

Biblos (Portuguese) comes from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

Ancestry of “Biblos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinByblos
2Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
3Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋