Where does “Isa” come from?

Isa (Malay) comes from Classical Malay Isa, from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.

Isa (Malay): The prophet Jesus

Definitions

  1. The prophet Jesus

Ancestry of “Isa”, step by step

Isa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay Isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical MalayIsa—
2ArabicعِيسَىJesus
3HebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַJoshua

via Arabic عيسى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعيسىJesus (ʿĪsā), son of Mary, revered as a major prophet in Islam

Words derived from “Isa”

Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ →Every word from Arabic عِيسَى →Every word from Classical Malay Isa →