The word 'ebony' is originally from Egyptian 'hbnj'

'Ebony' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'hbnj'. The word entered the English language some time around 1597.

ebony [noun] [1597]

• a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebe...
• a tree yielding ebony
• any of several trees yielding wood like ebony

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Etymology: Probably from Late Latin 'hebeninus' of ebony, from Greek 'ebeninos' from 'ebenos' ebony, from Egyptian 'hbnj'

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The word 'ammonia' originally came from Egyptian as 'Ammon'

'Ammonia' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'Ammon'. The word entered the English language some time around 1789.

ammonia [noun] [1789]

• a pungent colorless gaseous alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen NH that is very soluble in water and can easily ...
• ammonia water

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Etymology: New Latin, from Latin 'sal ammoniacus' sal ammoniac, literally, salt of Ammon, from Greek 'ammōniakos' of Ammon, from 'Ammōn' Ammon, Amun, an Egyptian god near whose temple at the Siwa oasis it was extracted

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Do you speak a little Egyptian when you say 'ankh'?

'Ankh' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'ankh'. The word entered the English language some time around 1888.

ankh [noun] [1888]

A cross having a loop for its upper vertical arm and serving especially in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life

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Etymology: Egyptian 'ʽnḫ' live

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When you hear 'oasis' are you hearing English or Egyptian?

'Oasis' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'ouahe'. The word entered the English language some time around 1613.

oasis [noun] [1613]

• a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert)
• something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast

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note: From Latin: oasis from Ancient Greek: ὄασις óasis which in turn is a direct borrowing from Demotic Egyptian. Coptic: wahe or ouahe which means a dwelling place.
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek

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When you say 'Egypt' are you speaking Egyptian?

'Egypt' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ'.

Egypt [geographical name] [(unknown)]

Country area Africa bordering on Mediterranean & Red seas ✽ Cairo square miles 386,900 square kilometers (1,002,071 ), p...

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note: From Middle French Egypte from Latin Aegyptus from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (Egypt: Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah” - Akkadian ḫikuptaḫ.
Etymology: -

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When you say 'gum' are you speaking Egyptian?

'Gum' is a word borrowed from Egyptian 'kemai'. The word entered the English language some time before the 12th century.

gum [noun] [before 12th century]

• the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws
• the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues

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note: Middle English: from Old French gomme based on Latin gummi from Greek kommi from Egyptian kemai.
Etymology: Middle English 'gome' from Old English 'gōma' palate; akin to Old High German 'guomo' palate, and perhaps to Greek 'chaos' abyss

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