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