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Where does “ϝ” come from?

ϝ (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

ϝ (Ancient Greek): {{l|en|digamma}}

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|digamma}}

Ancestry of “ϝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
2Egyptian𓏲—
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