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Where does “ϩⲱⲧⲉⲃ” come from?

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

ϩⲱⲧⲉⲃ (Coptic): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “ϩⲱⲧⲉⲃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticẖtbto kill
2Egyptianẖdbto kill; to kill generally in battle

Words derived from “ϩⲱⲧⲉⲃ”

  • ⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ
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