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Where does “pygmalion” come from?

pygmalion (English) comes from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων, from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍, from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍, from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉, from Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍.

pygmalion (English): One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor...

Definitions

  1. One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor...

Ancestry of “pygmalion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠυγμαλίων—
2Phoenician𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍—
3Phoenician𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍—
4Phoenician𐤐𐤌𐤉—
5Phoenician𐤉𐤕𐤍—
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