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Where does “фараѡнъ” come from?

фараѡнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

фараѡнъ (Old Church Slavonic): pharaoh

Definitions

  1. pharaoh

Ancestry of “фараѡнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαραώ—
2Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
3Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
4Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important

Words derived from “фараѡнъ”

  • фараон
Every word from Egyptian ꜥꜣ →