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Where does “stꜣ” come from?

stꜣ (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian s-, from Proto-Afroasiatic s-.

stꜣ (Egyptian): to light , to set on fire, to ignite

Definitions

  1. to light , to set on fire, to ignite

Ancestry of “stꜣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptians-Used to form a causative verb from a...
2Proto-Afroasiatics-—
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