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Where does “ⲙⲟⲩⲓ” come from?

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

ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (Coptic): lion; island

Definitions

  1. lion; island

Ancestry of “ⲙⲟⲩⲓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmꜣjlion
2Egyptianmꜣjlion
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