Where does “ⲓⲁϩϣⲏⲛ” come from?

ⲓⲁϩϣⲏⲛ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ϣϣⲏⲛ, from Egyptian šn, from Egyptian šnj — hair.

ⲓⲁϩϣⲏⲛ (Coptic): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “ⲓⲁϩϣⲏⲛ”, step by step

ⲓⲁϩϣⲏⲛ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ϣϣⲏⲛ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣϣⲏⲛtree
2Egyptianšntree
3Egyptianšnjhair

via Coptic ⲓⲟϩⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲓⲟϩⲓfield
Every word from Egyptian šnj →Every word from Egyptian šn →Every word from Coptic ϣϣⲏⲛ →