Where does “Фінікія” come from?

Фінікія (Ukrainian) comes from Ancient Greek Φοινίκη, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍, from Egyptian fnḫw, from Egyptian fnḫ — carpenter, woodcutter.

Фінікія (Ukrainian): Phoenicia

Definitions

  1. Phoenicia

Ancestry of “Фінікія”, step by step

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