Where does “Iisa” come from?
Iisa (Finnish) comes from Swedish Isa, from Swedish Isabella, from Latin Isabella, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ.
Ancestry of “Iisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Isa | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Isabella | Isabelle; Isabella |
| 3 | Latin | Isabella | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 5 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 6 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 7 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 9 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |