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Where does “قُفْط” come from?

قُفْط (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος, from Mycenaean Greek aikupitos, from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

قُفْط (Egyptian Arabic): Copts

Definitions

  1. Copts

Ancestry of “قُفْط”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἴγυπτοςEgypt; river Nile, Egypt
2Mycenaean Greekaikupitos—
3Egyptianḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥEgypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;...
4Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
5Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
6Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—

Words derived from “قُفْط”

  • Coptic
  • Copt
  • Coptology
  • copta
  • copto
  • Copte
  • koptari
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