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Where does “r ḏd” come from?

r ḏd (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian ḏd, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

r ḏd (Egyptian): introduces a direct quotation; saying, with the...

Definitions

  1. introduces a direct quotation; saying, with the...

Ancestry of “r ḏd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianḏdto say, to speak; to talk, to speak; Alternative...
2Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
3Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
4Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—
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