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Where does “B” come from?

B (Latin) comes from Etruscan 𐌁, from Ancient Greek β, from Phoenician 𐤁, from Egyptian 𓉐.

Ancestry of “B”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Etruscan𐌁be
2Ancient Greekβ—
3Phoenician𐤁bet; beth; house
4Egyptian𓉐—
Every word from Egyptian 𓉐 →