Where does “ⲙⲛⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ” come from?
ⲙⲛⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek μνημεῖον, from Ancient Greek μνήμη, from Ancient Greek -μή, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
ⲙⲛⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic): tomb, memorial
Definitions
- tomb, memorial
Ancestry of “ⲙⲛⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μνημεῖον | any memorial, remembrance, record of a person or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μνήμη | Memory, remembrance |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μή | suffix forming action/result nouns from verb stems |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |