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Where does “نَطْرُون” come from?

نَطْرُون (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek νίτρον, from Egyptian nṯrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

Ancestry of “نَطْرُون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνίτρονsodium carbonate
2Egyptiannṯrjto be divine; to make divine; divine, holy
3Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
4Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
5Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “نَطْرُون”

  • natron
  • trona
  • anatron
  • natrón
  • natron
  • anatron
  • trona
  • اَطْرُون
  • Natronobacterium
  • trona
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →