Where does “jmw” come from?
jmw (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian jmj, from Egyptian mjwt, from Egyptian mjw, from Egyptian -w, from Proto-Afroasiatic -u.
jmw (Egyptian): boat; lamentation, wail, cry of mourning; woe...
Definitions
- boat; lamentation, wail, cry of mourning; woe...
Ancestry of “jmw”, step by step
jmw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Egyptian jmj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | jmj | being in, inherent (in) |
| 2 | Egyptian | mjwt | (female) cat; molly |
| 3 | Egyptian | mjw | cat; tomcat; likeness |
| 4 | Egyptian | -w | Used to form the masculine plural forms of nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Afroasiatic | -u | — |
via Egyptian jm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | jm | therein, in it; form of m used when the object... |