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Where does “pha-ra-ông” come from?

pha-ra-ông (Vietnamese) comes from French pharaon, from Middle French pharaon, from Old French faraon, from Late Latin pharao, from Ancient Greek φαραώ, from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.

pha-ra-ông (Vietnamese): pharaoh

Definitions

  1. pharaoh

Ancestry of “pha-ra-ông”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpharaonpharaoh
2Middle Frenchpharaon—
3Old Frenchfaraon—
4Late Latinpharao—
5Ancient Greekφαραώ—
6Hebrewפַּרְעֹה—
7Egyptianpr-ꜥꜣgreat house
8Egyptianꜥꜣhere; there; big, great, important
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