Where does “ⲣⲣⲱ” come from?
ⲣⲣⲱ (Coptic) comes from Demotic pr ꜥꜣt, from Demotic pr ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian pr ꜥꜣ, from Egyptian ꜥꜣ — here; there; big, great, important.
ⲣⲣⲱ (Coptic): queen
Ancestry of “ⲣⲣⲱ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Demotic | pr ꜥꜣt | queen |
| 2 | Demotic | pr ꜥꜣ | king, pharaoh |
| 3 | Egyptian | pr ꜥꜣ | palace; pharaoh |
| 4 | Egyptian | ꜥꜣ | here; there; big, great, important |