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Where does “ურია” come from?

ურია (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ჰურიაჲ, from Old Armenian հուրեայ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕ, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

ურია (Georgian): Jew

Definitions

  1. Jew

Ancestry of “ურია”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianჰურიაჲ—
2Old Armenianհուրեայ—
3Classical SyriacܝܗܘܕܝܐJudean; Jew
4Classical SyriacܝܗܘܕJudea
5HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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