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Where does “ⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ” come from?

ⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲣⲉϥ-, from Demotic [[rmt]] [[jw]][[.f]], from Egyptian [[rmṯ]] [[jw]][[.f]].

ⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ (Coptic): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “ⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲣⲉϥ-forms agent nouns from verbs; one who …, one that...
2Demotic[[rmt]] [[jw]][[.f]]—
3Egyptian[[rmṯ]] [[jw]][[.f]]—
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