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Where does “𐎀𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎐” come from?

𐎀𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎐 (Ugaritic) comes from English argamannu, from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 — red purple; tribute.

𐎀𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎐 (Ugaritic): murex; purple

Definitions

  1. murex; purple

Ancestry of “𐎀𐎗𐎂𐎎𐎐”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishargamannuA red-purple dye; A cloth of this color, often...
2Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡red purple; tribute
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