Where does “సూయజ్” come from?

సూయజ్ (Telugu) comes from English Suez, from Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس, from Egyptian suan — beginning.

Ancestry of “సూయజ్”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSuezaround the city and canal
2Arabicاَلسُّوَيْس
3Egyptiansuanbeginning
Every word from Egyptian suan
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