Where does “Суэ́ц” come from?

Суэ́ц (Russian) comes from English Suez, from Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس, from Egyptian suan — beginning.

Ancestry of “Суэ́ц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSuezaround the city and canal
2Arabicاَلسُّوَيْس
3Egyptiansuanbeginning

Words derived from “Суэ́ц

Every word from Egyptian suan