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Where does “faaraomuurahainen” come from?

faaraomuurahainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish faarao, from Swedish farao, from Old Swedish pharao, from Late Latin pharao, from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

faaraomuurahainen (Finnish): pharaoh ant

Definitions

  1. pharaoh ant

Ancestry of “faaraomuurahainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfaaraopharaoh
2Swedishfaraopharaoh
3Old Swedishpharao—
4Late Latinpharao—
5Ancient Greekφαραώ—
6Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
7Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
8Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
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