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.

Ancestry of “Ramesses”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Ῥαμέσσης	—
2	Egyptian	rꜥ-ms-sw	—
3	Egyptian	rꜥ	sun; day

Every word from Egyptian rꜥ →