Where does “ϣⲱⲡ” come from?

ϣⲱⲡ (Coptic) comes from Middle Persian šp, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

ϣⲱⲡ (Coptic): to receive, to take; to buy

Definitions

  1. to receive, to take; to buy

Ancestry of “ϣⲱⲡ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianšpnight
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
3Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “ϣⲱⲡ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →