Where does “ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ” come from?
ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξουσία, from Ancient Greek ἐξόν, from Ancient Greek ἔξεστι, from Ancient Greek ἐστί, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ (Coptic): authority, power
Ancestry of “ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐξουσία | power, means, license, or authority to do... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐξόν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔξεστι | it is possible, it is allowed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐστί | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁ésti | — |