Where does “negus” come from?

negus (Portuguese) comes from Amharic ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ነግሠ.

negus (Portuguese): Negus

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Amharic	ንጉሥ	king
2	Ge'ez	ንጉሥ	—
3	Ge'ez	ነግሠ	—

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