Where does “ჰურიაჲ” come from?
ჰურიაჲ (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian հուրեայ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, from Classical Syriac ܝܗܘܕ, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Ancestry of “ჰურიაჲ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | հուրեայ | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܝܗܘܕܝܐ | Judean; Jew |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܝܗܘܕ | Judea |
| 4 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |