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Where does “ղպտիական” come from?

ղպտիական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ղպտի, from Middle Armenian ղպտի, from Persian قبطی, from Arabic قِبْطِيّ.

ղպտիական (Armenian): Coptic

Definitions

  1. Coptic

Ancestry of “ղպտիական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianղպտիCopt
2Middle Armenianղպտի—
3Persianقبطی—
4Arabicقِبْطِيّ—
Every word from Arabic قِبْطِيّ →