Where does “akh” come from?
akh (English) comes from Arabic أَخ — brother; my brother.
akh (English): In Egyptian mythology, a spirit of the dead that...
Definitions
- In Egyptian mythology, a spirit of the dead that...
Ancestry of “akh”, step by step
akh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic أَخ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَخ | brother; my brother |
via Egyptian ꜣḫ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | ꜣḫ | akh; ghost, spectre, spirit of the dead... |