Where does “yəhudi” come from?

yəhudi (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic يَهُودِيّ, from Aramaic יְהוּדָיֵא, from Hebrew יהודי, from Hebrew י, from Hebrew יָד — hand.

yəhudi (Azerbaijani): Jewish; Jew

Definitions

  1. Jewish; Jew

Ancestry of “yəhudi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicيَهُودِيّJew, Jewish
2Aramaicיְהוּדָיֵא
3HebrewיהודיJewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or...
4Hebrewיten; {{n-g|one of the letters of the...
5Hebrewיָדhand
Every word from Hebrew יָדEvery word from Hebrew יEvery word from Hebrew יהודי