Where does “ⲙⲁⲟⲩ” come from?
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mw, from Egyptian mw, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (Coptic): water
Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲟⲩ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | mw | water |
| 2 | Egyptian | mw | water; rain; sea, lake |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |