Where does “Phoenīcia” come from?

Phoenīcia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Phoenīcia (Latin): The star HD 192263 in the constellation Aquila

Definitions

  1. The star HD 192263 in the constellation Aquila

Ancestry of “Phoenīcia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοινίκηPhoenicia
2Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
3Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
4Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
5Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter

Words derived from “Phoenīcia”

Every word from Egyptian fnḫ →Every word from Egyptian fnḫw →Every word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 →