Where does “ka” come from?
Ka comes from Egyptian kꜣ, ultimately from Egyptian kꜣj, with the original meaning remaining obscure in the historical record.
ka (English): A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian...
Definitions
- A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian...
Ancestry of “ka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 2 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 3 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |