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Where does “ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲓ” come from?

ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲓ (Coptic) comes from Demotic lby, from Late Egyptian rby — lion.

ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲓ (Coptic): lioness; she-bear; bear

Definitions

  1. lioness; she-bear; bear

Ancestry of “ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticlbybear, lion
2Late Egyptianrbylion
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