Where does “יְהֹוָה” come from?

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

Ancestry of “יְהֹוָה”, step by step

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

Words derived from “יְהֹוָה”

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