English
Ra
Ra comes from Egyptian r:a-ra ‘the sun’.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEr:a-ra‘the sun’
- EnglishtodayRa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEr:a-ra‘the sun’
- EnglishtodayRa
The story
Conventional Egyptological pronunciation (not to be confused with reconstructed pronunciations) of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).
Every English word from Egyptian r:a-ra
Another origin of Ra
- FijianmodernRa
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name The Egyptian god of the Sun.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian r:a-ra / Ra