Where does “فرعون” come from?
فرعون (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فِرْعَوْن, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.
Ancestry of “فرعون”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فِرْعَوْن | pharaoh |
| 2 | Hebrew | פַּרְעֹה | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | pr-ꜥꜣ | great house |
| 4 | Egyptian | ꜥꜣ | here; there; big, great, important |