Where does “ⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ” come from?

ⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek λέντιον, from Latin linteum, from Latin linteus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “ⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέντιον
2Latinlinteumlinen cloth; bedsheet; sail
3Latinlinteuslinen
4Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin linum