Where does “ⲁϫⲡ” come from?

ⲁϫⲡ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ϣⲱⲡ, from Middle Persian šp, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

ⲁϫⲡ (Coptic): hour, time

Definitions

  1. hour, time

Ancestry of “ⲁϫⲡ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣⲱⲡto receive, to take; to buy
2Middle Persianšpnight
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
4Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →