Where does “ⲙⲟⲛⲏ” come from?

ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek μονή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (Coptic): dwelling, station on Nile, abode

Definitions

  1. dwelling, station on Nile, abode

Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲛⲏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονήstay; dwelling, abode
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →
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