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Where does “ファラオ” come from?

ファラオ (Japanese) comes from English Pharaoh, from French pharaon, from Middle French pharaon, from Old French faraon, from Late Latin pharao, from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

ファラオ (Japanese): a pharaoh

Definitions

  1. a pharaoh

Ancestry of “ファラオ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPharaohAlternative form of pharaoh
2Frenchpharaonpharaoh
3Middle Frenchpharaon—
4Old Frenchfaraon—
5Late Latinpharao—
6Ancient Greekφαραώ—
7Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
8Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
9Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
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