Where does “wꜣḏw” come from?

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

wꜣḏw (Egyptian): a green mineral pigment primarily used as eyepaint

Definitions

  1. a green mineral pigment primarily used as eyepaint

Ancestry of “wꜣḏw”, step by step

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