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Coptic
Etymology
From ⲥⲱⲕ (sōk, “gather”, verb) + ϩⲟ (ho, “face”, noun) i.e. "gatherer of face" from Demotic sḳ-ḥr. The connection with ⲥϩⲁⲓ (shai) is rejected by Černý.
Noun
ⲥⲁⲭⲟ • (sakho) m
- (Sahidic) dignified, esteemed person
Derived terms
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 149
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 204
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 384a