Where does “s” come from?

s (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin S, from Etruscan 𐌔, from Ancient Greek Σ, from Phoenician 𐤔, from Egyptian 𓌓.

s (Norwegian Bokmål): The lowercase form of S, the nineteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by r and followed by t

Definitions

The lowercase form of S, the nineteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by r and followed by t

Ancestry of “s”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	S	scribal abbreviation of words such as
2	Etruscan	𐌔	—
3	Ancient Greek	Σ	The letter sigma (σίγμα), the 18th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet
4	Phoenician	𐤔	sheep
5	Egyptian	𓌓	—

Every word from Egyptian 𓌓 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤔 →Every word from Ancient Greek Σ →