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Where does “ⲣⲓⲣ” come from?
ⲣⲓⲣ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ryr, from Egyptian rrj — pig, boar.
ⲣⲓⲣ
(Coptic): pig
Definitions
pig
Ancestry of “ⲣⲓⲣ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Demotic
ryr
—
2
Egyptian
rrj
pig, boar
Words derived from “ⲣⲓⲣ”
ⲥⲁⲛⲣⲓⲣ
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