The story
- Egyptian · borrowed fromanx-Z1“life, to live, symbol for life”
- English todayankh
From Egyptian anx-Z1 (ꜥnḫ, “life, to live, symbol for life”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. Full definition →
Egyptian anx-Z1