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Where does “ⲗⲓⲗ” come from?
ⲗⲓⲗ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ryr, from Egyptian rrj — pig, boar.
ⲗⲓⲗ
(Coptic): pig
Definitions
pig
Ancestry of “ⲗⲓⲗ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Demotic
ryr
—
2
Egyptian
rrj
pig, boar
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