Where does “abelha” come from?

abelha (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan abelha, from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp — the god Apis.

abelha (Occitan): bee

Definitions

Ancestry of “abelha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	abelha	—
2	Latin	apicula	a bee
3	Latin	Apis	A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
4	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
5	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
6	Egyptian	ḥp	the god Apis

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →Every word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις →