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 fnḫEvery word from Egyptian fnḫwEvery word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍
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