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Where does “Jota” come from?
Jota (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
Jota
(German): iota
Definitions
iota
Ancestry of “Jota”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ἰῶτα
iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
2
Phoenician
𐤉
yod; yodh
3
Egyptian
𓂝
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