Where does “Ježíš” come from?
Ježíš (Czech) comes from Old Czech Ježúš, from Middle High German Jesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
Ježíš (Czech): Jesus
Definitions
- Jesus
Ancestry of “Ježíš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | Ježúš | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | Jesus | Jesus |
| 3 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 5 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 6 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 8 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |