Where does “อิยิปต์” come from?
อิยิปต์ (Thai) comes from English Egypt, 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.
Ancestry of “อิยิปต์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Egypt | A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean |
| 2 | Middle English | Egipt | — |
| 3 | French | Égypte | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Egypte | — |
| 5 | Old French | Egypte | — |
| 6 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 8 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 10 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 12 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |