Where does “ⲟⲩϣⲏ” come from?
ⲟⲩϣⲏ (Coptic) comes from Demotic wḫ, from Late Egyptian wḫꜣ, from Egyptian wḫt — darkness.
ⲟⲩϣⲏ (Coptic): night
Ancestry of “ⲟⲩϣⲏ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Demotic | wḫ | night |
| 2 | Late Egyptian | wḫꜣ | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | wḫt | darkness |