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Where does “ⲙⲟⲩⲓ” come from?
ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mꜣj, from Egyptian mꜣj — lion.
ⲙⲟⲩⲓ
(Coptic): lion; island
Definitions
lion; island
Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲩⲓ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Demotic
mꜣj
lion
2
Egyptian
mꜣj
lion
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