Where does “ⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲃ” come from?

ⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲃ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ϩⲱⲃ, from Demotic hb, from Egyptian hꜣb — to send.

ⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲃ (Coptic): a messenger

Definitions

  1. a messenger

Ancestry of “ⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticϩⲱⲃthing, object; issue, matter; to use
2Demotichbmatter
3Egyptianhꜣbto send
Every word from Egyptian hꜣbEvery word from Demotic hbEvery word from Coptic ϩⲱⲃ