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202267
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Name 202267: Tossine
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Name
Tossine
Gender
unknown
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲟⲥⲥⲓ-, probably cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲟⲥⲥⲓ, 'inundation period' + -ⲛⲉ (abstract substantive formant) = 'flood, inundation period'. The name probably refers to the time of birth of the person.
Literature
Łajtar 1993b, p. 104
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