Where does “Fayum” come from?
Fayum (English) comes from Arabic الفَيُّوم, from Coptic ⲓⲟⲙ, from Egyptian pꜣ ym, from Egyptian pꜣ — O; the aforementioned, the said; the definite...
Ancestry of “Fayum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | الفَيُّوم | — |
| 2 | Coptic | ⲓⲟⲙ | sea |
| 3 | Egyptian | pꜣ ym | {{w|Lake Moeris}} |
| 4 | Egyptian | pꜣ | O; the aforementioned, the said; the definite... |