Where does “ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ” come from?

ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ (Coptic) comes from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

Ancestry of “ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaiusjaybird
2Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →
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