Where does “wšd r mdwt” come from?
wšd r mdwt (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian mdwt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
wšd r mdwt (Egyptian): to invite to speak
Definitions
- to invite to speak
Ancestry of “wšd r mdwt”, step by step
wšd r mdwt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Egyptian mdwt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | mdwt | words, speech, things said |
| 2 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 3 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |
via Egyptian r
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | r | opening, division; mouth; speaker, mouthpiece |
| 2 | Egyptian | rꜣ | goose; an item of baked goods shaped like a... |
via Egyptian wšd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | wšd | to address (someone); to direct speech to |