Where does “fargħun” come from?

fargħun (Maltese) comes from Italian faraone, from Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

fargħun (Maltese): pharaoh

Definitions

  1. pharaoh

Ancestry of “fargħun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianfaraonePharaoh
2LatinpharaōPharaoh
3Ancient GreekφαραώPharaoh
4Hebrewפַּרְעֹה
5Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
6Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
Every word from Egyptian ꜥꜣEvery word from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣEvery word from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה