Where does “ユダヤ” come from?

ユダヤ (Japanese) comes from English Judea, from Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

ユダヤ (Japanese): Judea

Definitions

  1. Judea

Ancestry of “ユダヤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJudeaRoman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire
2LatinIūdaeaJudea
3Ancient GreekἸουδαίαJewess (substantive form of adjective)
4HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

Words derived from “ユダヤ”

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