Where does “Nu” come from?
Nu derives from Egyptian nnw, a term of unknown meaning referring to the primordial waters in ancient Egyptian cosmology.
Nu (English): The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world
Definitions
- The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world
Ancestry of “Nu”, step by step
Nu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek νῦ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νῦ | nu, the name for the thirteenth letter Ν, ν of... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤍 | — |
via Yiddish נו
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נו | nu? |
via Egyptian nnw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | nnw | inertness, rigor mortis; the hidden, lost,... |