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Where does “ⲁⲗⲟϭ” come from?

ⲁⲗⲟϭ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ꜣlg, from Late Egyptian ꜥrq, from Egyptian ꜥrq — to bend; to tie on; to complete, to stop.

ⲁⲗⲟϭ (Coptic): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “ⲁⲗⲟϭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticꜣlgthigh
2Late Egyptianꜥrqleg joint
3Egyptianꜥrqto bend; to tie on; to complete, to stop
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