Where does “Sion” come from?
Sion (Old High German) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Koine Greek Σῑών, from Hebrew צִיּוֹן — Zion.
Ancestry of “Sion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | Sion | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Σῑών | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | צִיּוֹן | Zion |