Where does “šmꜥw” come from?

šmꜥw (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian -w, from Proto-Afroasiatic -u.

šmꜥw (Egyptian): singer, musician

Definitions

  1. singer, musician

Ancestry of “šmꜥw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
2Proto-Afroasiatic-u

Words derived from “šmꜥw

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -uEvery word from Egyptian -w
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