Where does “كياك” come from?

كياك (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Coptic ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ, from Egyptian kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ, from Egyptian kꜣ, from Egyptian ḥr, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al.

كياك (Egyptian Arabic): The fourth month of the Coptic calendar

Definitions

  1. The fourth month of the Coptic calendar

Ancestry of “كياك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CopticⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕApril
2Egyptiankꜣ-ḥr-kꜣthe month of Choiak
3Egyptiankꜣka; goodwill - especially of the king;...
4Egyptianḥrface; surface; upon, on
5Proto-Afro-Asiaticx̣al—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic x̣al →Every word from Egyptian ḥr →Every word from Egyptian kꜣ →