Where does “ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ” come from?

ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mꜣj, from Egyptian mꜣj — lion.

ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ (Coptic): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmꜣjlion
2Egyptianmꜣjlion
Every word from Egyptian mꜣj →Every word from Demotic mꜣj →