Where does “ירמיהו” come from?
ירמיהו (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
Ancestry of “ירמיהו”, step by step
ירמיהו traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew ־יהו
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | ־יהו | A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in... |
| 2 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Hebrew הֵרִים
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | הֵרִים | — |