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Where does “ⲟⲩⲁ” come from?

ⲟⲩⲁ (Coptic) comes from Demotic wꜥy, from Egyptian wꜥꜣ — to speak evil, to curse or blaspheme; to revile.

ⲟⲩⲁ (Coptic): one; blasphemy

Definitions

  1. one; blasphemy

Ancestry of “ⲟⲩⲁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticwꜥyblasphemy; to revolt
2Egyptianwꜥꜣto speak evil, to curse or blaspheme; to revile
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