Where does “ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ” come from?

ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ (Coptic) comes from Koine Greek μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ιος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ (Coptic): blessed, holy; blessed and dead, beatified

Definitions

  1. blessed, holy; blessed and dead, beatified

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekμακάριοςblessed, happy
2Ancient Greek-ιοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ιοςEvery word from Koine Greek μακάριος
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