Where does “Limni” come from?

Limni (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لمنی, from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος, from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍, from Proto-Semitic laban- — dairy.

Limni (Turkish): Lemnos

Definitions

  1. Lemnos

Ancestry of “Limni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishلمنیLemnos
2Ancient GreekΛῆμνοςa Greek island Lemnos
3Phoenician𐤋𐤁𐤍white
4Proto-Semiticlaban-dairy
Every word from Proto-Semitic laban-Every word from Phoenician 𐤋𐤁𐤍Every word from Ancient Greek Λῆμνος