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Where does “Jyri” come from?

Jyri (Finnish) comes from Russian Ю́рий, from Old East Slavic Гюрги, from Old East Slavic Георгий.

Ancestry of “Jyri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЮ́рийGeorge; Jorge
2Old East SlavicГюрги—
3Old East SlavicГеоргий—
Every word from Old East Slavic Георгий →