Etymograph

English

Set

Set comes from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ, and goes back to Egyptian s-t:X.

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEs-t:X
  2. Copticmodernⲥⲏⲧsēt
  3. EnglishtodaySet

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEs-t:X
  2. Copticmodernⲥⲏⲧsēt
  3. EnglishtodaySet

Today it means

name An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Egyptian s-t:X / Set