Where does “ježiš” come from?
ježiš (Czech) comes from Czech Ježíš, 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 — Salvation; Hosea.
ježiš (Czech): Jesus
Definitions
- Jesus
Ancestry of “ježiš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Ježíš | Jesus |
| 2 | Old Czech | Ježúš | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | Jesus | Jesus |
| 4 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 6 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 7 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 8 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 9 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |