Where does “Miriam” come from?

Miriam (English) comes from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Miriam (English): The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed

Definitions

  1. The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed

Ancestry of “Miriam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִרְיָם—
2Aramaicמריםbitter
3Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →