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Where does “ϩⲱⲧⲃ” come from?

ϩⲱⲧⲃ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ẖtb, from Egyptian ẖdb — to kill; to kill generally in battle.

ϩⲱⲧⲃ (Coptic): to kill; murder

Definitions

  1. to kill; murder

Ancestry of “ϩⲱⲧⲃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticẖtbto kill
2Egyptianẖdbto kill; to kill generally in battle
Every word from Egyptian ẖdb →