Where does “تمساح” come from?

تمساح (Arabic) comes from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ, from Egyptian mzḥ — crocodile.

تمساح (Arabic): crocodile, alligator

Definitions

  1. crocodile, alligator

Ancestry of “تمساح”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲥⲁϩcrocodile
2Egyptianmzḥcrocodile
Every word from Egyptian mzḥ →Every word from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ →