Arabs who define themselves as Palestinians ask, "Where did the name Palestine come from? What does the name mean?

Submitted by Sally (United States), Dec 4, 2022 at 15:07

Arabs who define themselves as Palestinians ask, "Where did the name Palestine come from? What does the name mean?
No one knows.
One came up with a new theory that it is a combination of "fales" = penny and "tin" = muddy soil

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