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
Ancestry of “ϯⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Coptic | ⲱⲟⲩ | glory; to be long; length |
| 2 | Demotic | ꜥw | to be wide, to be long; length |
| 3 | Egyptian | ꜣw | extent, length, expanse; length, duration; death |