Where does “φαραώ” come from?

φαραώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

φαραώ (Ancient Greek): Pharaoh

Definitions

  1. Pharaoh

Ancestry of “φαραώ”, step by step

φαραώ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew פַּרְעֹה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
2Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
3Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important

via Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—

Words derived from “φαραώ”

Every word from Egyptian ꜥꜣ →Every word from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ →Every word from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה →