ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

Sheep in Aswan, Egypt

From Demotic jsw (“ram”), from earlier sr, from Egyptian zr (“ram”).

Noun

ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ • (esōou) m

1. (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