Where does “Phoenicurus” come from?

Phoenicurus (Translingual) comes from Latin phoenīcūrus, from Ancient Greek φοινίκουρος, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Phoenicurus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Phoenicurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphoenīcūrusredstart
2Ancient Greekφοινίκουροςcommon redstart
3Ancient GreekΦοῖνιξPhoenician; Carthaginian
4Mycenaean Greek𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍date palm?
5Egyptianfnḫwa people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally...
6Egyptianfnḫcarpenter, woodcutter
Every word from Egyptian fnḫEvery word from Egyptian fnḫwEvery word from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍