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- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Երեմիա (Armenian): Jeremiah

Definitions

  1. Jeremiah

Ancestry of “Երեմիա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԵրեմիաJeremiah
2Ancient GreekἸερεμίαςJeremiah, the Hebrew prophet
3HebrewירמיהJeremiah; Yahweh exalt
4Hebrew־יהוA theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew ־יהו →