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Where does “יו״ד” come from?
יו״ד (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic yad- — hand.
יו״ד
(Hebrew): yod, yud, yodh
Definitions
yod, yud, yodh
Ancestry of “יו״ד”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Semitic
yad-
hand
Words derived from “יו״ד”
jud
yodh
yod
jod
Every word from Proto-Semitic yad- →