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Where does “Epeiph” come from?

Epeiph (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφί, from Egyptian jpj-jpj, from Egyptian jpt-ḥmt, from Egyptian jpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

Ancestry of “Epeiph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἘπιφί—
2Egyptianjpj-jpj—
3Egyptianjpt-ḥmt—
4Egyptianjptoipe, a dry measure of volume equivalent to 4...
5Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
6Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
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