Where does “šwbj” come from?

šwbj (Demotic) comes from Egyptian sšpt — melon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber.

šwbj (Demotic): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “šwbj”, step by step

šwbj traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian sšpt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiansšptmelon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber

via Egyptian šspt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianšsptmelon(s), possibly muskmelon(s) or cucumber(s)

via Egyptian šbt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianšbtcucumber
Every word from Egyptian sšpt