Where does “ϫⲓⲥⲉ” come from?

ϫⲓⲥⲉ (Coptic) comes from Egyptian ṯzt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

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Ancestry of “ϫⲓⲥⲉ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianṯztknot; detachment of troops; range of mountains or...
2Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
3Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →Every word from Egyptian -t →Every word from Egyptian ṯzt →
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