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Where does “Ἀμίλκας” come from?

Ἀμίλκας (Ancient Greek) comes from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤇, from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw-.

Ancestry of “Ἀμίλκας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punic𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕—
2Phoenician𐤀𐤇brother
3Proto-Semitic*ʔaḫw-—
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