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Where does “Poenus” come from?

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

Poenus (Latin): Phoenician

Definitions

  1. Phoenician

Ancestry of “Poenus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
2Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍—
3Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
4Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter
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