Where does “ⲙⲁⲟⲩ” come from?

ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mw, from Egyptian mw, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (Coptic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲟⲩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmwwater
2Egyptianmwwater; rain; sea, lake
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Egyptian mw →Every word from Demotic mw →
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