Where does “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ” come from?

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ϣⲱⲡⲉ, from Demotic špj, from Egyptian sšpt — melon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber.

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ (Coptic): dwelling, home

Definitions

  1. dwelling, home

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ”, step by step

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ϣⲱⲡⲉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣⲱⲡⲉcucumber; to become; to befall
2Demoticšpj—
3Egyptiansšptmelon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber

via Coptic ⲙⲁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲁplace
2Demoticmꜣꜥplace
Every word from Egyptian sšpt →Every word from Demotic špj →Every word from Coptic ϣⲱⲡⲉ →