Where does “ⲙⲱⲟⲩ” come from?
ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mw, from Egyptian mw, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): water; juice
Ancestry of “ⲙⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | mw | water |
| 2 | Egyptian | mw | water; rain; sea, lake |
| 3 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |