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Where does “hꜣb” come from?

hꜣb (Egyptian) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic ḫab-.

hꜣb (Egyptian): hippopotamus; to be bent, to bend

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus; to be bent, to bend

Ancestry of “hꜣb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticḫab-—
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