Where does “ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ” come from?

ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic) comes from Ancient Greek χωρίον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ (Coptic): town, district

Definitions

  1. town, district

Ancestry of “ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχωρίονplace, spot, site
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek χωρίον →