Where does “Nephthys” come from?

Nephthys (English) comes from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς, from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt, from Egyptian nbt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

Nephthys (English): An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death

Definitions

  1. An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death

Ancestry of “Nephthys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝέφθυςNephthys
2Egyptiannbt-ḥwtNephthys
3Egyptiannbtmistress, lady; owner, possessor; basket
4Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
5Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -tEvery word from Egyptian -tEvery word from Egyptian nbt
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