* A third is its possible origin from the Semitic root G(C)-N-B (Gimmel-Nun-Beth), from which the Arabic word for south, janūb ( جنوب ), is derived.
Восходит к трёхсогласному корню "G(C)-N-B" ("Gimmel-Nun-Beth"), озвучившимуся греками как «Канопус».