Where does “twꜣwt” come from?

twꜣwt (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian -wt, from Egyptian -w, from Proto-Afroasiatic -u.

twꜣwt (Egyptian): one of the seven sacred oils used in mortuary rituals, made of wood pitch, frankincense, and pine

Definitions

  1. one of the seven sacred oils used in mortuary rituals, made of wood pitch, frankincense, and pine

Ancestry of “twꜣwt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-wtUsed to form feminine plural forms of nouns and...
2Egyptian-wUsed to form the masculine plural forms of nouns...
3Proto-Afroasiatic-u—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -u →Every word from Egyptian -w →Every word from Egyptian -wt →
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