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Where does “יה” come from?

יה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

יה (Hebrew): Alternative form of טו , "usually avoided owing...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of טו , "usually avoided owing...

Ancestry of “יה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “יה”

  • jeremiad
  • Ieremias
  • jérémiade
  • Jérémie
  • jeremiade
  • إرميا
  • ירמיה
  • यिर्मियाह
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