Where does “δάφνη” come from?

δάφνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.

δάφνη (Ancient Greek): laurel, bay

Definitions

  1. laurel, bay

Ancestry of “δάφνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekηLower-case eta, the seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was ἦτα and it represented a long open-mid front unrounded vowel:. It is often transliterated as either e or i. It is preceded by ζ and followed by θ
2Phoenician𐤇het; heth
3Egyptian?—

Words derived from “δάφνη”

Every word from Egyptian ? →Every word from Phoenician 𐤇 →Every word from Ancient Greek η →