Where does “abs” come from?
abs (Latin) comes from Proto-Albanian aps, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
abs (Latin): away from; from; away
Ancestry of “abs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 2 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 4 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |