Where does “Hiruhārama” come from?
Hiruhārama (Maori) comes from English Jerusalem, from Old French Jherusalem, from Late Latin Ierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ, from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.
Ancestry of “Hiruhārama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jerusalem | A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England |
| 2 | Old French | Jherusalem | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Ierusalem | — |
| 4 | Latin | Hierosolyma | Jerusalem |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερουσαλήμ | — |
| 6 | Aramaic | יְרוּשְׁלֶם | — |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | — |