Where does “Miriam” come from?

Miriam (Portuguese) comes from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Miriam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִרְיָם—
2Aramaicמריםbitter
3Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →
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