Where does “sn-n-mwt” come from?

sn-n-mwt (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian mwt, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- — to die.

Ancestry of “sn-n-mwt”, step by step

sn-n-mwt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Egyptian mwt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianmwtmother; to die; to sink
2Proto-Afroasiatic*mawut-to die

via Egyptian šn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianšntree
2Egyptianšnjhair

via Egyptian n(j)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiann(j)—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- →Every word from Egyptian mwt →