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Where does “ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ” come from?

ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (Fayyumic Coptic) comes from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

Ancestry of “ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticḥrryflower
2Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom
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