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Where does “ⲃⲛⲛⲉ” come from?

ⲃⲛⲛⲉ (Coptic) comes from Demotic bnjt, from Egyptian bnrt.

ⲃⲛⲛⲉ (Coptic): date; date palm

Definitions

  1. date; date palm

Ancestry of “ⲃⲛⲛⲉ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticbnjtdate palm
2Egyptianbnrt—
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