Where does “Hyksos” come from?

Hyksos comes from Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς, derived from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst, which combines ḥqꜣ meaning "ruler" with ḫꜣst meaning "foreign land."

Hyksos (English): A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia...

Definitions

  1. A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia...

Ancestry of “Hyksos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὙκσώς—
2Egyptianḥqꜣ-ḫꜣsta foreign ruler generally; one of the Hyksos
3Egyptianḥqꜣruler; to rule, govern

Words derived from “Hyksos”

Every word from Egyptian ḥqꜣ →Every word from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς →