Where does “Φοινίκη” come from?

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

Φοινίκη (Ancient Greek): Phoenicia

Definitions

  1. Phoenicia

Ancestry of “Φοινίκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
2Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
3Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
4Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Φοινίκη”

Every word from Egyptian fnḫ →Every word from Egyptian fnḫw →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 →