Where does “abelha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “abelha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiculaa bee
2LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
3Ancient GreekἌπις—
4Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
5Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

Words derived from “abelha”

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