Where does “wp-rnpt” come from?

wp-rnpt (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian wp, from Egyptian rnpt — year.

wp-rnpt (Egyptian): ‘New Year’s Day’: a festival day at the start of the Egyptian year, the first day of the first month of ꜣḫt, originally aligned to the heliacal rising of Sirius in summer

Definitions

  1. ‘New Year’s Day’: a festival day at the start of the Egyptian year, the first day of the first month of ꜣḫt, originally aligned to the heliacal rising of Sirius in summer

Ancestry of “wp-rnpt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianwpopener; opening
2Egyptianrnptyear
Every word from Egyptian rnpt →Every word from Egyptian wp →
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