Where does “ⲙⲟⲣⲥ” come from?

ⲙⲟⲣⲥ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲙⲟⲩⲣ, from Egyptian mr, from Proto-Afroasiatic m-r — heap of stones; river, channel.

ⲙⲟⲣⲥ (Coptic): binding, restriction (of fast)

Definitions

  1. binding, restriction (of fast)

Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲣⲥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲙⲟⲩⲣto bind, gird, tie
2Egyptianmrpyramid; heap of corpses; canal, ditch, waterway
3Proto-Afroasiaticm-rheap of stones; river, channel
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic m-r →Every word from Egyptian mr →Every word from Coptic ⲙⲟⲩⲣ →