Where does “യഹ്‌യാ” come from?

യഹ്‌യാ (Malayalam) comes from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

യഹ്‌യാ (Malayalam): Yahya, a nabi of Islam

Definitions

  1. Yahya, a nabi of Islam

Ancestry of “യഹ്‌യാ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَحْيَى—
2HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
3HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Arabic يَحْيَى →