Etymology Explorer › Egyptian

Where does “ẖrj-nṯr” come from?

ẖrj-nṯr (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian ẖrj, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

ẖrj-nṯr (Egyptian): necropolis, cemetery; the afterworld, the Duat

Definitions

  1. necropolis, cemetery; the afterworld, the Duat

Ancestry of “ẖrj-nṯr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianẖrjunder it, under them; lower, lying under;...
2Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
3Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
4Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →