ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From ⲫⲟⲣϣ (phorš, “to be spread”), from Demotic prḫ (“to stretch out”), from Egyptian prḫ, prš (“to open up, stretch out”).

Noun

ⲫⲟⲣϣⲓ • (phorši) f

1. (Bohairic) table

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN