Where does “nꜥr-mr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nꜥr-mr”, step by step

nꜥr-mr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian mr

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

via Egyptian nꜥr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiannꜥrthe Nile catfish, "Clarias gariepinus"
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic m-r →Every word from Egyptian mr →