Where does “أسوان” come from?

أسوان (Arabic) comes from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ, from Egyptian swnw — the city of Aswan.

أسوان (Arabic): grieving, mourning

Definitions

  1. grieving, mourning

Ancestry of “أسوان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ—
2Egyptianswnwthe city of Aswan
Every word from Egyptian swnw →Every word from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ →