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Where does “Pygmalion” come from?

Pygmalion comes from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων, which may derive from Phoenician sources including 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍, though the ultimate origin and meaning remain uncertain.

Ancestry of “Pygmalion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠυγμαλίων—
2Phoenician𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍—
3Phoenician𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍—
4Phoenician𐤐𐤌𐤉—
5Phoenician𐤉𐤕𐤍—

Words derived from “Pygmalion”

  • Pygmalionism
  • pygmalion
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