Where does “sus” come from?

sus (Finnish) comes from Finnish Jeesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

sus (Finnish): oh; used only in the expression shown in the...

Definitions

  1. oh; used only in the expression shown in the...

Ancestry of “sus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJeesusJesus
2LatinIēsusJesus
3Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
4AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
5HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
6HebrewיהושעJoshua
7HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַEvery word from Hebrew יהושעEvery word from Hebrew ישוע
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