Where does “hicsos” come from?

hicsos (Romanian) comes from English Hyksos, from Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς, from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst, from Egyptian ḥqꜣ — ruler; to rule, govern.

hicsos (Romanian): Hyksos

Definitions

  1. Hyksos

Ancestry of “hicsos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHyksosA mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia...
2Ancient GreekὙκσώς—
3Egyptianḥqꜣ-ḫꜣsta foreign ruler generally; one of the Hyksos
4Egyptianḥqꜣruler; to rule, govern
Every word from Egyptian ḥqꜣ →Every word from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς →