Where does “ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ” come from?

ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (Coptic): magic, magical powers, magic tricks

Definitions

  1. magic, magical powers, magic tricks

Ancestry of “ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥmage, magician, sorcerer, magus
2Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
3Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
4Proto-Iranianmagúš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →
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