Where does “ḥm-kꜣ” come from?

ḥm-kꜣ (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

ḥm-kꜣ (Egyptian): funerary priest; priest who supervised the cult...

Definitions

  1. funerary priest; priest who supervised the cult...

Ancestry of “ḥm-kꜣ”, step by step

ḥm-kꜣ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian kꜣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
2Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
3Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—

via Egyptian ḥm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianḥmthe king of Egypt as a particular individual who...
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al →Every word from Egyptian ḥr →Every word from Egyptian kꜣ →