Where does “tau” come from?

tau (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ταῦ, from Phoenician 𐤕, from Egyptian 𓏴.

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

tau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ταῦ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταῦtau, the name for the twentieth letter Τ, τ of...
2Phoenician𐤕taw
3Egyptian𓏴—

via Hebrew תָּו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתָּו—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏴 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦ →