Where does “Tybi” come from?
Tybi (English) comes from Ancient Greek Τυβί, from Egyptian tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, from Egyptian ꜥꜣbt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
Tybi (English): The fifth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Tybi has been in roughly January
Definitions
- The fifth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Tybi has been in roughly January
Ancestry of “Tybi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Τυβί | Tybi, the fifth month of the Ancient Egyptian calendar, corresponding roughly to January |
| 2 | Egyptian | tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt | the month of Tybi |
| 3 | Egyptian | ꜥꜣbt | offerings, especially a large set of offerings to the gods, hecatomb |
| 4 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 5 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |