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Where does “ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ” come from?

ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

Ancestry of “ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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