Where does “ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ” come from?

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

ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ (Coptic): sandal, shoe

Definitions

  1. sandal, shoe

Ancestry of “ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ”, step by step

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