Phoinikes

Japanese: Phoinikes
Phoinikes

…The origin of the word Canaanite in the Old Testament is thought to be Kinaḫḫu, found in the Amarna Tablets of the 14th century BC, which means crimson or copper-red, and is said to be derived from the color of the dye native to the region or the skin color of the inhabitants. The name Phoenician comes from the Greek word Phoinikes (Poeni, which in Latin means mainly Carthaginians), which means the same as Kinaḫu. According to Greek legend, one of the sons of Agenor, King of Tyre, was Phoenix, from whom the place name Phoenicia is said to have originated. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Phoinikes" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旧約聖書中のカナン人の語源は,前14世紀の〈アマルナ文書〉などにみえるキナフKinaḫḫuであると考えられ,これは〈深紅色〉または〈赤銅色〉を意味し,この地方特産の染料の色,もしくは住民の肌の色に由来するとされる。フェニキア人という名称はギリシア語フォイニケスPhoinikes(ラテン語では主としてカルタゴ人を意味するポエニPoeni)であり,その意味はキナフと同様である。ギリシア人の伝説によると,テュロス王アゲノルAgēnōrの子の一人にフォイニクスPhoinixがい,そこからフェニキアという地名が起こったとされる。…

※「Phoinikes」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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