Where does “法老” come from?

法老 (Chinese) comes from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

法老 (Chinese): pharaoh

Definitions

  1. pharaoh

Ancestry of “法老”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφαραώPharaoh
2Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
3Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
4Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
Every word from Egyptian ꜥꜣ →Every word from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ →Every word from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה →