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
Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Coptic | ϣⲱⲡⲓ | cucumber; to become; to befall |
| 2 | Demotic | špj | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | sšpt | melon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber |