Where does “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ” come from?

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

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ (Coptic): dwelling, home

Definitions

  1. dwelling, home

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ”, step by step

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coptic ϣⲱⲡⲓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϣⲱⲡⲓcucumber; 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 ϣⲱⲡⲓ →