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Where does “abeja” come from?

abeja (Old Spanish) comes from Latin apicula, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.

Ancestry of “abeja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapiculaa bee
2LatinApis—
3Ancient GreekἌπις—
4Copticϩⲁⲡⲉ—
5Egyptianḥp—
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