Etymology Explorer › Coptic

Where does “ⲓⲥ” come from?

ⲓⲥ (Coptic) comes from Demotic js, from Egyptian jsw — lo, behold; recompense, remuneration.

ⲓⲥ (Coptic): lo, behold

Definitions

  1. lo, behold

Ancestry of “ⲓⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticjs—
2Egyptianjswlo, behold; recompense, remuneration
Every word from Egyptian jsw →