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Where does “Izrayèl” come from?

Izrayèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French Israël, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “Izrayèl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchIsraël—
2HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael
Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל →