Where does βschwarβ come from?
schwar (English) comes from English R, from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek Ξ‘, from Phoenician π€, from Egyptian πΆ.
schwar (English): A rhotacized schwa
Definitions
- A rhotacized schwa
Ancestry of βschwarβ, step by step
schwar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English R
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | R | The ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ξ‘ | rho |
| 4 | Phoenician | π€ | reΕ‘; resh |
| 5 | Egyptian | πΆ | β |
via English schwa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schwa | An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a"... |
| 2 | German | Schwa | schwa; shva |
| 3 | Hebrew | Χ©Φ°ΧΧΦΈΧ | β |