Where does “Ἄπις” come from?

Ἄπις (Ancient Greek) comes from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

Ancestry of “Ἄπις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
2Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “Ἄπις

Every word from Egyptian ḥpEvery word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ
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