Where does “ⲱⲟⲩ” come from?

ⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic) comes from Demotic ꜥw, from Egyptian ꜣw — extent, length, expanse; length, duration; death.

ⲱⲟⲩ (Coptic): glory; to be long; length

Definitions

  1. glory; to be long; length

Ancestry of “ⲱⲟⲩ”, step by step

ⲱⲟⲩ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Demotic ꜥw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticꜥwto be wide, to be long; length
2Egyptianꜣwextent, length, expanse; length, duration; death

via Egyptian jꜣw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianjꜣwpraise; old age; old man

Words derived from “ⲱⲟⲩ”

Every word from Egyptian ꜣw →Every word from Demotic ꜥw →