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Where does “סוף” come from?

סוף (Hebrew) comes from Late Egyptian ṯwfj — papyrus; papyrus thicket.

סוף (Hebrew): An end, a finish; reed, bulrush, papyrus

Definitions

  1. An end, a finish; reed, bulrush, papyrus

Ancestry of “סוף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Egyptianṯwfjpapyrus; papyrus thicket

Words derived from “סוף”

  • sofic
  • soficity
  • סופי
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