Where does “afërm” come from?

afërm (Albanian) comes from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

afërm (Albanian): close, intimate, relations, relatives, near, nearby, next

Definitions

  1. close, intimate, relations, relatives, near, nearby, next

Ancestry of “afërm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianafërat, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
2Proto-Albanianapseraat, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to
3Proto-Albanianaps
4LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
5Ancient GreekἌπις
6Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
7Egyptianḥpthe god Apis
Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις
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