Where does “ϯⲱⲟⲩ” come from?

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

ϯⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): to glorify

Definitions

  1. to glorify

Ancestry of “ϯⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step

ϯⲱⲟⲩ 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 ϯ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϯti; the name for the letter Ϯ, ϯ in the Coptic...
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