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Where does “ẖn-nḫn” come from?

ẖn-nḫn (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian ẖn, from Egyptian m ẖnw, from Egyptian m — in; in, for, during; into.

Ancestry of “ẖn-nḫn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianẖnto approach; tent
2Egyptianm ẖnwinside
3Egyptianmin; in, for, during; into
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