Where does “ไอยคุปต์” come from?

ไอยคุปต์ (Thai) comes from Greek Αίγυπτος, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

Ancestry of “ไอยคุปต์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΑίγυπτος
2Ancient GreekΑἴγυπτοςEgypt; river Nile, Egypt
3Mycenaean Greekaikupitos
4Egyptianḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥEgypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;...
5Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
6Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
7Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣alEvery word from Egyptian ḥrEvery word from Egyptian kꜣ
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