Where does “egyptinmungo” come from?
egyptinmungo (Finnish) comes from Finnish Egypti, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.
egyptinmungo (Finnish): Egyptian mongoose, ichneumon, "Herpestes...
Definitions
- Egyptian mongoose, ichneumon, "Herpestes...
Ancestry of “egyptinmungo”, step by step
egyptinmungo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Egypti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Egypti | Egyptian language |
| 2 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 4 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 6 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 8 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |