Where does “Ἀμένωφις” come from?
Ἀμένωφις (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian jmn-ḥtp, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan — to chew.
Ἀμένωφις (Ancient Greek): An Egyptian given name notably applied to several pharaohs of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 16th to 13th century BC
Definitions
- An Egyptian given name notably applied to several pharaohs of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 16th to 13th century BC
Ancestry of “Ἀμένωφις”, step by step
Ἀμένωφις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Egyptian jmn-ḥtp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | jmn-ḥtp | Amenhotep (son of Hapu), a deified scribe and architect |
| 2 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 3 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 4 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 5 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |