Where does “bl” come from?

bl (Demotic) comes from Egyptian br — the two eyes.

bl (Demotic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “bl”, step by step

bl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian br

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianbrthe two eyes

via Egyptian bnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianbnrto be sweet; to be pleasant or sweet; date

Words derived from “bl

Every word from Egyptian br