Where does “ירדן” come from?
ירדן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן — Jordan.
Ancestry of “ירדן”, step by step
ירדן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew יַרְדֵּן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | יַרְדֵּן | Jordan |
via Proto-Semitic *warad-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | *warad- | to descend |