Fayum

The story

1. Egyptian · derived frompꜣ ym“Lake Moeris”
2. Coptic · derived fromⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ“the sea, Fayum”
3. Arabic · borrowed fromالفَيُّوم
4. English todayFayum

From Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).