Where does “ϯⲡⲉ” come from?
ϯⲡⲉ (Coptic) comes from Egyptian dpt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
ϯⲡⲉ (Coptic): a pair of loins
Ancestry of “ϯⲡⲉ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian | dpt | ship, boat; taste; experience |
| 2 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 3 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |