Where does “Φοίνισσα” come from?

Φοίνισσα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Φοίνισσα (Ancient Greek): Phoenicia

Definitions

  1. Phoenicia

Ancestry of “Φοίνισσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
2Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
3Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
4Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter
Every word from Egyptian fnḫ →Every word from Egyptian fnḫw →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 →