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Where does “Bubastis” come from?

Bubastis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Βούβαστις, from Egyptian pr-bꜣstt, from Egyptian bꜣstt, from Egyptian bꜣst — Bubastis.

Ancestry of “Bubastis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒούβαστις—
2Egyptianpr-bꜣsttBubastis
3EgyptianbꜣsttBastet
4EgyptianbꜣstBubastis
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