Where does “Phamenoth” come from?
Phamenoth (English) comes from Ancient Greek Φαμενώθ, from Egyptian pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp, from Egyptian jmn-ḥtp, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen — to chew.
Phamenoth (English): The seventh month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Phamenoth has been in roughly March
Definitions
- The seventh month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Phamenoth has been in roughly March
Ancestry of “Phamenoth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Φαμενώθ | Phamenoth, the seventh month of the Ancient Egyptian calendar, corresponding roughly to March |
| 2 | Egyptian | pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp | the month of Phamenoth |
| 3 | Egyptian | jmn-ḥtp | Amenhotep (son of Hapu), a deified scribe and architect |
| 4 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 5 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 6 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 7 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 9 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |