Where does “Mirja” come from?

Mirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Mirjam, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Mirja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMirjamMiriam
2Hebrewמִרְיָם
3Aramaicמריםbitter
4Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים
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