Where does “Amilcare” come from?

Amilcare (Italian) comes from Latin Hamilcar, from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤇, from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw- — brother.

Ancestry of “Amilcare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHamilcarHamilcar father of Hannibal
2Punic𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕most notably borne by general Hamilcar Barca
3Phoenician𐤀𐤇brother
4Proto-Semitic*ʔaḫw-brother
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤇 →Every word from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 →
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