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Where does “Lia” come from?

Lia (Italian) comes from Latin lia, from Ancient Greek Λείᾱ, from Hebrew לֵאָה.

Ancestry of “Lia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Ancient GreekΛείᾱ—
3Hebrewלֵאָה—
Every word from Hebrew לֵאָה →