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Where does “-w” come from?

-w (Egyptian) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic -u.

-w (Egyptian): Used to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...

Ancestry of “-w”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiatic-u—

Words derived from “-w”

  • Memphis
  • Mau
  • Memphite
  • Mesore
  • Maus
  • Memphis
  • Μέμφις
  • Μεσορί
  • wsrw
  • wdḥw
  • mswt-ḥr
  • ḫftw
  • ꜣḫw
  • mn-nfr
  • nb-tꜣwj
  • nfrw
  • mjtw
  • mswt-nbt-ḥwt
  • jnw
  • nrt
  • ḫntw
  • n ntt
  • mswt-stẖ
  • ḥnꜥw
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