"Pharaoh" is an English derivation from the Greek pharaō ( and also Latin.)
The Egyptian phrase began as pr-aa a reference to the king's palace and the Greeks took it from there. It is safe to say that no Pharaoh was ever called "Pharaoh" by an Egyptian.
Further the word "king" is Germanic in origin which makes it a cinch that it was not used in ancient Egypt. So, we are dealing with multiple translations of words over many centuries but rather than a specific word we are dealing with the concept of a ruler being put into words, in different languages.
So I find this an exceedingly poor argument for anyone to hang their hat on.
The Egyptian phrase began as pr-aa a reference to the king's palace and the Greeks took it from there. It is safe to say that no Pharaoh was ever called "Pharaoh" by an Egyptian.
Further the word "king" is Germanic in origin which makes it a cinch that it was not used in ancient Egypt. So, we are dealing with multiple translations of words over many centuries but rather than a specific word we are dealing with the concept of a ruler being put into words, in different languages.
So I find this an exceedingly poor argument for anyone to hang their hat on.
