Where does “ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ” come from?

ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek λύκιον, from Ancient Greek Λυκία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic): boxthorn, Lycium

Definitions

  1. boxthorn, Lycium

Ancestry of “ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύκιονdyer's buckthorn
2Ancient GreekΛυκίαinflection of Λύκιος : ## nominative/vocative...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Λυκία
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