Where does “bꜣẖw” come from?

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

bꜣẖw (Egyptian): a mythical mountain or mountainous region far in the east where the sun rises, said to be the source of malachite

Definitions

  1. a mythical mountain or mountainous region far in the east where the sun rises, said to be the source of malachite

Ancestry of “bꜣẖw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
2Proto-Afroasiatic-u—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -u →Every word from Egyptian -w →