Where does “mḥtj” come from?
mḥtj (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian mḥt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
mḥtj (Egyptian): northern
Definitions
- northern
Ancestry of “mḥtj”, step by step
mḥtj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Egyptian mḥt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | mḥt | Nile delta |
| 2 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 3 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |
via Egyptian j
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | j | O!; to say; some part of a reed, likely panicles... |