ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ

Coptic

Etymology

Uncertain. Vycichl considers it most likely an agent noun formed from ϭⲱⲗϫ (cōlj, “to bend”), even though this word is not attested in the dialects where a form of ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ (calauj) is attested.

Noun

ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ (calauj) m

  1. (Bohairic) foot
  2. (Bohairic) leg

References

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 340
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 814
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