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Where does “Σάρᾱπις” come from?

Σάρᾱπις (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian wsjr-ḥp, from Egyptian wsjr — Osiris.

Ancestry of “Σάρᾱπις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianwsjr-ḥp—
2EgyptianwsjrOsiris

Words derived from “Σάρᾱπις”

  • Serapis
Every word from Egyptian wsjr →