Where does “مصر” come from?
مصر (Arabic) comes from Turkish Mısır, from Ottoman Turkish مصر, from Arabic مِصْر — Egypt.
مصر (Arabic): border, boundary, limit, march, neighboring...
Definitions
- border, boundary, limit, march, neighboring...
Ancestry of “مصر”, step by step
مصر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish Mısır
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Mısır | Egypt |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مصر | maize, corn |
| 3 | Arabic | مِصْر | Egypt |
via Hebrew מִצְרַיִם
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מִצְרַיִם | — |