Where does “Kemet” come from?

Kemet (English) comes from Egyptian kmt, from Egyptian km, from Proto-Afroasiatic *kum-.

Ancestry of “Kemet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiankmta type of jar
2Egyptiankmto complete; black
3Proto-Afroasiatic*kum-—

Words derived from “Kemet”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *kum- →Every word from Egyptian km →Every word from Egyptian kmt →
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