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

Definitions

  1. East

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ”, step by step

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ϣⲁⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣⲁⲓto shine; šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in...
2Demoticḫꜥ—
3Egyptianḫꜥ—
4Egyptianḫꜥjto appear; to rise; to shine forth

via Coptic ⲙⲁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲁplace
2Demoticmꜣꜥplace
Every word from Egyptian ḫꜥj →Every word from Egyptian ḫꜥ →Every word from Demotic ḫꜥ →