Where does “punisch” come from?
punisch (German) comes from Latin pūnicus, from Latin poenicus, from Latin Poenus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.
punisch (German): Punic, Carthaginian
Definitions
- Punic, Carthaginian
Ancestry of “punisch”, step by step
punisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pūnicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pūnicus | Punic, Carthaginian |
| 2 | Latin | poenicus | Phoenician |
| 3 | Latin | Poenus | Phoenician |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 6 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 7 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |
via German Punier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Punier | — |