English
Te
Te comes from Coptic ⲧⲏ, and goes back to Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt ‘dwꜣt’.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEd-wA-t:dwAt‘dwꜣt’
- Copticmodernⲧⲏtē
- EnglishtodayTe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEd-wA-t:dwAt‘dwꜣt’
- Copticmodernⲧⲏtē
- EnglishtodayTe
Every English word from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt
Another origin of Te
- Mandarinmodern^德Dé‘virtue, manliness’
- EnglishtodayTe
Today it means
name The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt / Te