Where does “ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ” come from?

ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek βάσανος, from Egyptian bḫn, from Egyptian bḥnj — to cut apart, to dismember (evil ones) (+ m: with (a knife)).

ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ (Coptic): torture, torment; pain

Definitions

  1. torture, torment; pain

Ancestry of “ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάσανοςgold touchstone; test, trial; inquiry by torture
2Egyptianbḫna hard stone
3Egyptianbḥnjto cut apart, to dismember (evil ones) (+ m: with (a knife))
Every word from Egyptian bḥnjEvery word from Egyptian bḫnEvery word from Ancient Greek βάσανος