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Where does “Jezus” come from?

Jezus (Polish) comes from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “Jezus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIēsus—
2Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
3Aramaicישוע—
4Hebrewישוע—
5HebrewיהושעJoshua
6HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →