Where does “اسرائیل” come from?

اسرائیل (Persian) comes from Arabic إِسْرَائِيل, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “اسرائیل”, step by step

اسرائیل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic إِسْرَائِيل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْرَائِيل
2HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael

via Arabic إِسْرَائِيلُ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْرَائِيلُ

Words derived from “اسرائیل

Every word from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵלEvery word from Arabic إِسْرَائِيل