Where does “ḥr zj jšst” come from?

ḥr zj jšst (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian jšst, from Egyptian sṯ, from Egyptian sk, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

ḥr zj jšst (Egyptian): why?

Definitions

  1. why?

Ancestry of “ḥr zj jšst”, step by step

ḥr zj jšst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian jšst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianjšstwhat?
2Egyptiansṯsmell, scent, odor
3Egyptianskto wipe
4Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Egyptian ḥr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
2Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—

via Egyptian zy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianzywhich?
Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 →Every word from Egyptian sk →Every word from Egyptian sṯ →