Where does “Երուսաղեմ” come from?
Երուսաղեմ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Երուսաղէմ, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ, from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.
Ancestry of “Երուսաղեմ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | Երուսաղէմ | Jerusalem |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερουσαλήμ | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | יְרוּשְׁלֶם | — |
| 4 | Biblical Hebrew | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | — |