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Where does “Eliisabet” come from?

Eliisabet (Finnish) comes from Swedish Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Eliisabet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishElisabet—
2Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
3Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
4Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
5Hebrewשמואל—
6Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →