Where does “šmsw” come from?

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

šmsw (Egyptian): follower, retainer; following, retinue

Definitions

  1. follower, retainer; following, retinue

Ancestry of “šmsw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
2Proto-Afroasiatic-u—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -u →Every word from Egyptian -w →