Where does “ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ” come from?

ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲙⲁ, from Demotic mꜣꜥ — place.

ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ (Coptic): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ”, step by step

ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ⲙⲁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲁplace
2Demoticmꜣꜥplace

via Coptic ϣⲁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣⲁto, toward
2Egyptianḫꜣone thousand; herd; government office
Every word from Demotic mꜣꜥ →Every word from Coptic ⲙⲁ →