Where does “nb ḫꜥw” come from?

nb ḫꜥw (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian nb — all, every; lord, master; owner, possessor.

nb ḫꜥw (Egyptian): ‘Lord of Appearances’, a common pharaonic epithet

Definitions

  1. ‘Lord of Appearances’, a common pharaonic epithet

Ancestry of “nb ḫꜥw”, step by step

nb ḫꜥw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian nb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiannball, every; lord, master; owner, possessor

via Egyptian ḫꜥj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianḫꜥjto appear; to rise; to shine forth
Every word from Egyptian nb