Where does “耶和華” come from?

耶和華 (Chinese) comes from English Jehovah, from Hebrew יְהֹוָה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

耶和華 (Chinese): Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

Definitions

  1. Jehovah; Yahweh; Tetragrammaton; the Lord

Ancestry of “耶和華”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJehovahA Jehovah's Witness
2Hebrewיְהֹוָה—
3HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
4Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew יְהֹוָה →