Where does “Aswan” come from?
Aswan derives from Egyptian Arabic أسوان, from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ, from Egyptian swnw, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Aswan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian Arabic | أسوان | — |
| 2 | Coptic | ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ | — |
| 3 | Egyptian | swnw | — |