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Where does “tova” come from?

tova (Catalan) comes from Arabic طُوب, from Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ, from Demotic tb, from Egyptian ḏbt — brick, block, ingot.

tova (Catalan): adobe; feminine singular of tou

Definitions

  1. adobe; feminine singular of tou

Ancestry of “tova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطُوب—
2Copticⲧⲱⲃⲉbrick, adobe
3Demotictbbrick
4Egyptianḏbtbrick, block, ingot
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