Where does “Ramesses” come from?

Ramesses comes from Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης, derived from Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw, a name containing rꜥ meaning "sun," ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic šuː.

Ramesses (English): Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC

Definitions

  1. Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC

Ancestry of “Ramesses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬαμέσσηςName of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC
2Egyptianrꜥ-ms-sw—
3Egyptianrꜥsun; day
Every word from Egyptian rꜥ →Every word from Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw →Every word from Ancient Greek Ῥαμέσσης →