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Where does “ⲧⲱⲟⲩ” come from?
ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic tw, from Egyptian twj — pair of sandals.
ⲧⲱⲟⲩ
(Coptic): mountain
Definitions
mountain
Ancestry of “ⲧⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Demotic
tw
sandal; mountain, desert
2
Egyptian
twj
pair of sandals
Words derived from “ⲧⲱⲟⲩ”
ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ
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