Where does “ⲙⲱⲟⲩ” come from?

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic mw, from Egyptian mw, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): water; juice

Definitions

  1. water; juice

Ancestry of “ⲙⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticmwwater
2Egyptianmwwater; rain; sea, lake
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Egyptian mw →Every word from Demotic mw →