Where does “ⲙⲏⲧ” come from?

ⲙⲏⲧ (Coptic) comes from Egyptian mḏw, from Egyptian mdwj — to speak (+ n or ḫr or ḫft: to; + ḥr: about; + ḥnꜥ or m-dj or jrm: with (someone); + m: with (the mouth)).

ⲙⲏⲧ (Coptic): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “ⲙⲏⲧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianmḏwten
2Egyptianmdwjto speak (+ n or ḫr or ḫft: to; + ḥr: about; + ḥnꜥ or m-dj or jrm: with (someone); + m: with (the mouth))
Every word from Egyptian mdwj →Every word from Egyptian mḏw →