Etymology

Pachon

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Today it means: The ninth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pachon has been in roughly May. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Παχών ← Egyptian pꜣ-n-ḫnsw
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  1. Egyptian · derived frompꜣ-n-ḫnsw
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΠαχών
  3. English todayPachon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παχών (Pakhṓn), from Egyptian pꜣ-n-ḫnsw. Compare Coptic Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons), whence English Pashons.

Words from the same roots

Egyptianpꜣ-n-ḫnsw all →

Pashons

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