Where does “ⲙⲁⲩ” come from?
ⲙⲁⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt, from Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut-.
ⲙⲁⲩ (Coptic): mother; water
Ancestry of “ⲙⲁⲩ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | mwt | — |
| 2 | Egyptian | mwt | mother; to die; to sink |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *mawut- | — |