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

  1. A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian...

Ancestry of “ka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
2Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
3Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al

Words derived from “ka

Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣alEvery word from Egyptian ḥrEvery word from Egyptian kꜣ
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