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
Ancestry of “ⲁϫⲡ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Coptic | ϣⲱⲡ | to receive, to take; to buy |
| 2 | Middle Persian | šp | night |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐎱 | night |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |