Where does “serafi” come from?

serafi (Finnish) comes from German Seraph, from Latin seraphīm, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים, from Hebrew שָׂרָף — venomous snake; seraph.

serafi (Finnish): seraph

Definitions

  1. seraph

Ancestry of “serafi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSeraphseraph (highest order of angels)
2Latinseraphīm—
3Koine Greekσεραφείμ—
4Hebrewשְׂרָפִים—
5Hebrewשָׂרָףvenomous snake; seraph
Every word from Hebrew שָׂרָף →Every word from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים →Every word from Koine Greek σεραφείμ →