Where does “тимсоҳ” come from?

тимсоҳ (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian تِمْسَاح, from Arabic تِمْسَاح, from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ, from Egyptian mzḥ — crocodile.

тимсоҳ (Tajik): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “тимсоҳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتِمْسَاح—
2Arabicتِمْسَاح—
3Copticⲙⲥⲁϩcrocodile
4Egyptianmzḥcrocodile
Every word from Egyptian mzḥ →Every word from Coptic ⲙⲥⲁϩ →Every word from Arabic تِمْسَاح →