Where does “Φοῖνιξ” come from?
Φοῖνιξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
Φοῖνιξ (Ancient Greek): Phoenician; Carthaginian
Ancestry of “Φοῖνιξ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | — |
| 2 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 3 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |
Words derived from “Φοῖνιξ”