Where does “Egipcjanin” come from?
Egipcjanin (Polish) comes from Middle English Egipt, from French Égypte, from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ.
Ancestry of “Egipcjanin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 2 | French | Égypte | — |
| 3 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 4 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 7 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 9 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 10 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 11 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |