Where does “φοίνικι” come from?

φοίνικι (Ancient Greek) comes from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

φοίνικι (Ancient Greek): Phoenicians

Definitions

  1. Phoenicians

Ancestry of “φοίνικι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
2Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
3Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter
Every word from Egyptian fnḫ →Every word from Egyptian fnḫw →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 →