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Where does “Ղազարոս” come from?

Ղազարոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Ղազարոս, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος, from Hebrew אלעזר, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Ղազարոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՂազարոս—
2Ancient GreekΛάζαρος—
3Hebrewאלעזר{{m|en|El}} has helped
4Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
5Hebrewשמואל—
6Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →