Where does “־יהו” come from?

־יהו (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

־יהו (Hebrew): A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...

Definitions

  1. A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...

Ancestry of “־יהו”, step by step

־יהו traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יהוה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Hebrew ישעיהו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewישעיהו—
2Hebrewיֶשַׁע—

Words derived from “־יהו”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →