Where does “Javé” come from?

Javé (Portuguese) comes from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Javé (Portuguese): Yahweh personal name of God

Definitions

  1. Yahweh personal name of God

Ancestry of “Javé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
2Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →