Where does “Āfri” come from?
Āfri (Latin) comes from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.
Ancestry of “Āfri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 4 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 6 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 7 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |