Where does “Anubis” come from?
Anubis comes from Latin Anubis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις, from Egyptian jnpw, the name of the jackal-headed god of mummification and the afterlife.
Ancestry of “Anubis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Anūbis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνουβις | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | jnpw | prince, princess, child of a Pharaoh |