Where does “ⲙⲁⲩ” come from?

ⲙⲁⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- — to die.

ⲙⲁⲩ (Coptic): mother; water

Definitions

  1. mother; water

Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmwt—
2Egyptianmwtmother; to die; to sink
3Proto-Afroasiatic*mawut-to die
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- →Every word from Egyptian mwt →Every word from Demotic mwt →
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