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Where does “δάφνη” come from?

δάφνη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Δάφνη, from Ancient Greek δάφνη, from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.

δάφνη (Greek): laurel, bay; bay, bay leaf; victory, triumph

Definitions

  1. laurel, bay; bay, bay leaf; victory, triumph

Ancestry of “δάφνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔάφνη—
2Ancient Greekδάφνηlaurel, bay
3Ancient Greekη—
4Phoenician𐤇het; heth
5Egyptian?—
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