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Where does “Κανδάκη” come from?

Κανδάκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κανδάκη, from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡.

Ancestry of “Κανδάκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκανδάκηa candace, any one of the ancient Nubian warrior...
2Meroitic𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡—
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