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Where does “ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ” come from?

ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek παροιμία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ (Coptic): a byword, saying, proverb, maxim

Definitions

  1. a byword, saying, proverb, maxim

Ancestry of “ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαροιμίαa byword, saying, proverb, maxim
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →