Where does “negus” come from?

negus (Portuguese) comes from Amharic ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ነግሠ — to rule, reign.

negus (Portuguese): Negus supreme Ethiopian ruler

Definitions

  1. Negus supreme Ethiopian ruler

Ancestry of “negus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicንጉሥking
2Ge'ezንጉሥking
3Ge'ezነግሠto rule, reign
Every word from Ge'ez ነግሠ →Every word from Ge'ez ንጉሥ →Every word from Amharic ንጉሥ →