Where does “Amun” come from?
Amun derives from Coptic ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, from Egyptian jmn, from Proto-Afroasiatic yamin-, of unknown meaning.
Amun (English): An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century) the creator deity, often depicted with curling ram horns
Definitions
- An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century) the creator deity, often depicted with curling ram horns
Ancestry of “Amun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coptic | ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ | Amun, the hidden king of the Egyptian gods |
| 2 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 3 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 4 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 5 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |