Where does “Palestina” come from?

Palestina (Romanian) comes from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “Palestina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalaestīna
2Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη
4HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
5Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

Words derived from “Palestina

Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש