Where does “ḥr-nb” come from?

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

ḥr-nb (Egyptian): everyone

Definitions

  1. everyone

Ancestry of “ḥr-nb”, step by step

ḥr-nb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian ḥr

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

via Egyptian nb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiannball, every; lord, master; owner, possessor
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al →Every word from Egyptian ḥr →