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Where does “T” come from?

T (Latin) comes from Etruscan 𐌕, from Ancient Greek Τ, from Phoenician 𐤕, from Egyptian 𓏴.

Ancestry of “T”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Etruscan𐌕—
2Ancient GreekΤtau
3Phoenician𐤕taw
4Egyptian𓏴—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏴 →