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Where does “ⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ” come from?

ⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek κολυμβήθρα, from Ancient Greek -ήθρα, from Ancient Greek -θρον, from Proto-Hellenic [[*-tron]] ~ [[*-tʰron]], from Proto-Indo-European [[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]].

ⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ (Coptic): pool

Definitions

  1. pool

Ancestry of “ⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκολυμβήθραplace for diving, swimming bath, swimming pool;...
2Ancient Greek-ήθρα—
3Ancient Greek-θρον—
4Proto-Hellenic[[*-tron]] ~ [[*-tʰron]]—
5Proto-Indo-European[[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European [[*-trom]] ~ [[*-dʰrom]] →