Where does “ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ” come from?
ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic jsw, from Demotic sr, from Egyptian zr, from Proto-Berber *iẓriʔ.
ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): sheep
Ancestry of “ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | jsw | ram |
| 2 | Demotic | sr | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | zr | ram |
| 4 | Proto-Berber | *iẓriʔ | — |