Etymograph

English

Tanta

Tanta comes from Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ.

  1. Copticmodernⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟtantatho
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentطَنْطَاṭanṭā
  3. EnglishtodayTanta

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Copticmodernⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟtantatho
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentطَنْطَاṭanṭā
  3. EnglishtodayTanta

Today it means

name A city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.

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

Etymograph / Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ / Tanta