Where does “യേശു” come from?

യേശു (Malayalam) comes from Classical Syriac ܝܫܘܼܥ, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

യേശു (Malayalam): Jesus, Jesus Christ

Definitions

  1. Jesus, Jesus Christ

Ancestry of “യേശു”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܝܫܘܼܥ—
2HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
3HebrewיהושעJoshua
4HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →Every word from Hebrew יהושע →Every word from Hebrew ישוע →