Where does “Ježúš” come from?
Ježúš (Old Czech) comes from Middle High German Jesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
Ancestry of “Ježúš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Jesus | Jesus |
| 2 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 4 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 5 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 7 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |