Where does “jmj-ḫnt” come from?

jmj-ḫnt (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian jmj, from Egyptian mjwt, from Egyptian mjw, from Egyptian -w, from Proto-Afroasiatic -u.

jmj-ḫnt (Egyptian): an official title: ‘chamberlain’: a priest responsible for the crown and ornaments of the king and for his ceremonial dressing and undressing

Definitions

  1. an official title: ‘chamberlain’: a priest responsible for the crown and ornaments of the king and for his ceremonial dressing and undressing

Ancestry of “jmj-ḫnt”, step by step

jmj-ḫnt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian jmj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianjmjbeing in, inherent (in)
2Egyptianmjwt(female) cat; molly
3Egyptianmjwcat; tomcat; likeness
4Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
5Proto-Afroasiatic-u—

via Egyptian ḫntj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianḫntjforemost; to go forward, to advance, to be...
2Egyptianḫntin front of; as foremost of; at the head of;...
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -u →Every word from Egyptian -w →Every word from Egyptian mjw →