Where does “ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ” come from?

ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ (Coptic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱, from Old Persian *xaragaušah — rabbit.

ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ (Coptic): hare

Definitions

  1. hare

Ancestry of “ⲥⲁⲣⲁϭⲱⲟⲩϣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱rabbit, hare; rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'
2Old Persian*xaragaušahrabbit
Every word from Old Persian *xaragaušahEvery word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱
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