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Where does “Maijala” come from?

Maijala (Finnish) comes from Finnish Maija, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Maijala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMaijaa common female given name
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīa—
4Ancient GreekΜαρία—
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →