Where does “زکریا” come from?
زکریا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה — יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered.
Ancestry of “زکریا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | زَكَرِيَّا | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | זְכַרְיָה | יהוה has remembered; Yahweh has remembered |