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Where does “𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂” come from?

𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂 (Gothic) comes from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσωρ, from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר, from Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, from Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαβουχοδονόσωρ—
2Biblical Hebrewנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר—
3Hebrewנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר—
4AkkadianNabû-kudurri-uṣur—
5Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
6Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
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