Where does “يهودي” come from?

يهودي (Arabic) comes from Persian یهودی, from Arabic يَهُودِيّ, from Aramaic יְהוּדָיֵא, from Hebrew יהודי, from Hebrew י, from Hebrew יָד — hand.

يهودي (Arabic): Jewish; Jew

Definitions

  1. Jewish; Jew

Ancestry of “يهودي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیهودیJewish; Jew
2ArabicيَهُودِيّJew, Jewish
3Aramaicיְהוּדָיֵא
4HebrewיהודיJewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or...
5Hebrewיten; {{n-g|one of the letters of the...
6Hebrewיָדhand
Every word from Hebrew יָדEvery word from Hebrew יEvery word from Hebrew יהודי