Where does “Μοῖρις” come from?
Μοῖρις (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian mr-wr, from Egyptian mr, from Proto-Afroasiatic m-r — heap of stones; river, channel.
Ancestry of “Μοῖρις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | mr-wr | Mnevis-bull; Moeris |
| 2 | Egyptian | mr | pyramid; heap of corpses; canal, ditch, waterway |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | m-r | heap of stones; river, channel |