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Where does “šwbj” come from?

šwbj (Demotic) comes from Egyptian sšpt — melon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber.

šwbj (Demotic): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “šwbj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiansšptmelon, possibly muskmelon or cucumber

Words derived from “šwbj”

  • ϣⲱⲡⲉ
  • ⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ
  • ϣⲱⲡⲓ
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