Where does “*apa” come from?
*apa (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
Ancestry of “*apa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 3 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 4 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |