Where does “Jahja” come from?
Jahja (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یحیی, from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.
Jahja (Albanian): Yahya
Definitions
- Yahya
Ancestry of “Jahja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یحیی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | يَحْيَى | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 4 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |