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Where does “ⲗⲁ” come from?

ⲗⲁ (Coptic) comes from Demotic rꜣ, from Egyptian r, from Egyptian rꜣ — goose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...

ⲗⲁ (Coptic): mouth; door, entrance, gate; opening

Definitions

  1. mouth; door, entrance, gate; opening

Ancestry of “ⲗⲁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticrꜣmouth, door
2Egyptianropening, division; mouth; speaker, mouthpiece
3Egyptianrꜣgoose; an item of baked goods shaped like a...
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