Where does “mḥw” come from?

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

mḥw (Egyptian): inlay (of precious stones, etc.)

Definitions

  1. inlay (of precious stones, etc.)

Ancestry of “mḥw”, 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 →