Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía), from Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), perhaps from Finnish Ruotsi.

Proper noun

Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ • (Rōsia) f

  1. Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
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