Where does “Երեմիա” come from?
Երեմիա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Երեմիա, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας, from Hebrew ירמיה, from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.
Ancestry of “Երեմիա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | Երեմիա | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερεμίας | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | ירמיה | Jeremiah; Yahweh exalt |
| 4 | Hebrew | ־יהו | A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in... |
| 5 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | — |