Where does “ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ” come from?
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ḏjṱ, from Egyptian ḏt, from Proto-Semitic zayt- — olive, olive trees, olive oil.
ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (Coptic): olive; olive tree
Ancestry of “ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Demotic | ḏjṱ | olive tree |
| 2 | Egyptian | ḏt | cobra; static, unchanging eternity; body, form |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | zayt- | olive, olive trees, olive oil |