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Where does “-wt” come from?

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

-wt (Egyptian): Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and...

Definitions

  1. Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and...

Ancestry of “-wt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
2Proto-Afroasiatic-u—

Words derived from “-wt”

  • ꜥḥꜣwtj
  • jzwt
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