Where does “Ammit” come from?

Ammit (English) comes from Egyptian ꜥm-mwt, from Egyptian mwt, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- — to die.

Ammit (English): An ancient Egyptian goddess, the Devourer of the Dead

Definitions

  1. An ancient Egyptian goddess, the Devourer of the Dead

Ancestry of “Ammit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianꜥm-mwtAmmit or Ammut, an Egyptian goddess who devours the hearts of the dead who are judged unrighteous
2Egyptianmwtmother; to die; to sink
3Proto-Afroasiatic*mawut-to die
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- →Every word from Egyptian mwt →Every word from Egyptian ꜥm-mwt →