Where does “Jakupi” come from?

Jakupi (English) comes from Albanian Jakupi, from Albanian Jakup, from Ottoman Turkish یعقوب, from Arabic يَعْقُوب, from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, from Hebrew יעקב, from Hebrew עקב — following, because of, due to; heel; trace.

Ancestry of “Jakupi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianJakupi—
2AlbanianJakupJacob
3Ottoman Turkishیعقوب—
4Arabicيَعْقُوب—
5Classical SyriacܝܥܩܘܒJacob, James
6Hebrewיעקבdefective spelling of יעקוב
7Hebrewעקבfollowing, because of, due to; heel; trace
Every word from Hebrew עקב →Every word from Hebrew יעקב →Every word from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ →