Where does “Nisan” come from?

Nisan is an English word for a month of the Hebrew calendar, from Hebrew nîsān, whose ultimate origin and meaning are uncertain.

Nisan (English): The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar

Definitions

  1. The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar

Ancestry of “Nisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewנִיסָן
Every word from Hebrew נִיסָן
Nisan — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer