Where does “Tanna” come from?

Tanna (English) comes from Hebrew תַּנָּא.

Tanna (English): Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE

Definitions

  1. Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE

Ancestry of “Tanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתַּנָּא

Words derived from “Tanna

Every word from Hebrew תַּנָּא
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