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Where does “mr-wr” come from?

mr-wr (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian mr, from Proto-Afroasiatic m-r — heap of stones; river, channel.

mr-wr (Egyptian): Mnevis-bull; Moeris

Definitions

  1. Mnevis-bull; Moeris

Ancestry of “mr-wr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianmrpyramid; heap of corpses; canal, ditch, waterway
2Proto-Afroasiaticm-rheap of stones; river, channel

Words derived from “mr-wr”

  • Μοῖρις
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