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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԵրուսաղէմ—
2Ancient GreekἸερουσαλήμ—
3Aramaicיְרוּשְׁלֶם—
4Biblical Hebrewיְרוּשָׁלַיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם →