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Where does “匝加利亞” come from?

匝加利亞 (Chinese) comes from Latin Zacharias, from Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίας, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.

Ancestry of “匝加利亞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinZacharias—
2Ancient GreekΖαχαρίας—
3Hebrewזְכַרְיָהיהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered
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