ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic jsw (“ram”), from earlier sr, from Egyptian zr (“ram”).
Noun
ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ (esōou) m
- (Bohairic) sheep
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 47