Where does “イスラエル国” come from?
イスラエル国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese イスラエル, from English Israel, from Dutch Israël, from Middle Dutch israel, from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.
Ancestry of “イスラエル国”, step by step
イスラエル国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese イスラエル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | イスラエル | Israel |
| 2 | English | Israel | The Jews as a people, taken collectively |
| 3 | Dutch | Israël | Israel, Jacob mythological character |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | israel | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | israel | — |
| 6 | Latin | Isrāēl | Israel, another name of the patriarch Jacob |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰσραήλ | Israel |
| 8 | Hebrew | יִשְׂרָאֵל | Israel |