Where does “Hen Aifft” come from?
Hen Aifft (Welsh) comes from Welsh Aifft, from Middle Welsh Eifft, from Proto-Brythonic ėɣɨft, from Latin Ægyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ.
Hen Aifft (Welsh): Ancient Egypt
Definitions
- Ancient Egypt
Ancestry of “Hen Aifft”, step by step
Hen Aifft traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh Aifft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Aifft | — |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | Eifft | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | ėɣɨft | Egypt |
| 4 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 6 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 8 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 10 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |
via Welsh yr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | yr | Alternative form of y; the; green, fresh |
| 2 | Welsh | y | the; that; which, whom |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | y | his, its with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant |
| 4 | Old Welsh | ir | the |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |