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Where does “հրեական” come from?

հրեական (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հրէական, from Old Armenian հրեայ, from Old Armenian հուրեայ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕ, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

հրեական (Armenian): Jewish, Hebrew

Definitions

  1. Jewish, Hebrew

Ancestry of “հրեական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianհրէականJewish, Hebrew, Judaical
2Old ArmenianհրեայJew, Hebrew
3Old Armenianհուրեայ—
4Classical SyriacܝܗܘܕܝܐJudean; Jew
5Classical SyriacܝܗܘܕJudea
6HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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