Where does “ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ” come from?

ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Coptic ⲧⲱⲟⲩ, from Demotic tw, from Egyptian twj — pair of sandals.

ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): a mountain man

Definitions

  1. a mountain man

Ancestry of “ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲧⲱⲟⲩmountain
2Demotictwsandal; mountain, desert
3Egyptiantwjpair of sandals
Every word from Egyptian twj →Every word from Demotic tw →Every word from Coptic ⲧⲱⲟⲩ →