Where does “φαραώ” come from?
φαραώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.
Ancestry of “φαραώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | פַּרְעֹה | — |
| 2 | Egyptian | pr-ꜥꜣ | great house |
| 3 | Egyptian | ꜥꜣ | here; there; big, great, important |
Words derived from “φαραώ”