Where does “Harpocrates” come from?
Harpocrates (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἁρποκράτης, from Egyptian ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.
Ancestry of “Harpocrates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρποκράτης | — |
| 2 | Egyptian | ḥr-pꜣ-ẖrd | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 4 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |