Where does “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ” come from?
ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ϣⲁⲓ, from Demotic ḫꜥ, from Egyptian ḫꜥ, from Egyptian ḫꜥj — to appear; to rise; to shine forth.
ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ (Coptic): East
Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Coptic | ϣⲁⲓ | to shine; šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in... |
| 2 | Demotic | ḫꜥ | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | ḫꜥ | — |
| 4 | Egyptian | ḫꜥj | to appear; to rise; to shine forth |