Where does “γ” come from?

γ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Γ, from Phoenician 𐤂, from Egyptian 𓌙.

γ (Ancient Greek): Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop: before velars, it represented a velar nasal:. It is preceded by β and followed by δ

Definitions

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop: before velars, it represented a velar nasal:. It is preceded by β and followed by δ

Ancestry of “γ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓGamma; gamma
2Phoenician𐤂gimel; giml
3Egyptian𓌙
Every word from Egyptian 𓌙Every word from Phoenician 𐤂Every word from Ancient Greek Γ
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