Where does “Ἄβυδος” come from?

Ἄβυδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian ꜣbḏw, from Egyptian ḏw — mountain; evil, bad, wicked.

Ἄβυδος (Ancient Greek): Abydos

Definitions

  1. Abydos

Ancestry of “Ἄβυδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianꜣbḏwthe city of Abydos
2Egyptianḏwmountain; evil, bad, wicked

Words derived from “Ἄβυδος”

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