Where does “ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ” come from?
ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲣⲏⲥ, from Egyptian rsj, from Egyptian rsw, from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.
ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (Coptic): southern wind
Definitions
- southern wind
Ancestry of “ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ”, step by step
ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Coptic ⲣⲏⲥ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coptic | ⲣⲏⲥ | south |
| 2 | Egyptian | rsj | entirely; at all; southern |
| 3 | Egyptian | rsw | south; south wind |
| 4 | Egyptian | -j | Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives.... |
| 5 | Egyptian | -t | Used to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An... |
| 6 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | -t | — |
via Coptic ⲑⲏⲟⲩ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coptic | ⲑⲏⲟⲩ | wind, breath |