Where does “ϫⲱ” come from?
ϫⲱ (Coptic) comes from Egyptian ḏd, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.
ϫⲱ (Coptic): head; to say
Ancestry of “ϫⲱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian | ḏd | to say, to speak; to talk, to speak; Alternative... |
| 2 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 3 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 4 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |