Where does “ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ” come from?

ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲱⲟⲩ, from Demotic ꜥw, from Egyptian ꜣw — extent, length, expanse; length, duration; death.

ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): to take glorification, to be glorified

Definitions

  1. to take glorification, to be glorified

Ancestry of “ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step

ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ⲱⲟⲩ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲱⲟⲩglory; to be long; length
2Demoticꜥwto be wide, to be long; length
3Egyptianꜣwextent, length, expanse; length, duration; death

via Coptic ϭⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϭⲓto take
Every word from Egyptian ꜣw →Every word from Demotic ꜥw →Every word from Coptic ⲱⲟⲩ →