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Where does “ϣⲱⲧ” come from?

ϣⲱⲧ (Coptic) comes from Demotic šwṱ, from Egyptian šwytj — merchant.

ϣⲱⲧ (Coptic): trader, merchant; merchandise

Definitions

  1. trader, merchant; merchandise

Ancestry of “ϣⲱⲧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticšwṱmerchant
2Egyptianšwytjmerchant
Every word from Egyptian šwytj →